SS Wach Btl.2 Prag

[PanzerElite]

anybody can help me on this battailion?
history, commanders names, fotos.
thanks in advance.

[MarcoPennisi]

SS Wach Bataillon was formed on May 5th, 1940 as Sonder Bataillon / SS Totenkopf Standarrte "Prag" , reformed three months later as SS-Wach Bataillon "Prag" , renamed SS-Wach Bataillon 2 in late 1943, eventually SS-Wach Bataillon 2"Böhmen-Mähren” in 1944.
It consisted of two companies, augmented to three in mid-1941.
Commanding Officers were SS-Hauptsturmführer K. Buchegger from the start , replaced by SS-Hauptsturmführer M.Kneisl on December 18th, 1940, then SS-Obersturmbannführer H. Peter in 1943 and SS-Sturmbannführer M. Kneisl
The unit performed also guard duties at the concentratiobn camp Hradištko / Hradischko.

[PanzerElite]

thank you so much for quick and valuable reply for me,
according to your information, i identify the signature
of SS-Sturmbannführer M. Kneisl

[PanzerElite]

by the way, Wach Btl.2 Prag has any crimial events during the war?

[hucks216]

As Marco has stated, it performed guard duties at a concentration camp.

[hucks216]

According to 'Murderous Elite:The Waffen-SS and its complete record of war crimes' by James Pontolillo an internal SS memo dated 14 October 1941 mentions the killing of 120 civilians in Prague and 71 in Brünn carried out by this battalion.

[wehl]

by the way, Wach Btl.2 Prag has any crimial events during the war?

well if you like criminal units try to research some schutzpolizei units .

[Yubari]

any concentration camp units are crime units in fact.

[PanzerElite]

understood, thank you for all !