Arāja komanda

LC control no.	no2015064193
Descriptive conventions	rda
Corporate name heading	Arāja komanda *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Arāja sevišk̦ā vienība Arāja banda Viktora zēni Žipčiki Arājšen Buršen Sonderkommando Arājs Arajs Kommando
See also	Officer: Arājs, Viktors, 1910-1988 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities
Beginning date	1941-07-01
Located	Rīga (Latvia)
Field of activity	Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Genocide--Latvia Crimes against humanity Mass murder
Found in	Ruks, Māris. Arāja komandas Lettonia, 2013. Latvian Wikipedia, March 18, 2015 (Arāja komanda; World War II Latvian paramilitary unit subordinated to the Nazi SD which participated in the implementation of the Holocaust in Latvian territory as well as in battles against Soviet partisans; numerical strength variable, at its greatest reaching 1,200 men; organized July 1, 1941; also known as: Arāja sevišk̦ā vienība, Arāja banda, Viktora zēni, Žipčiki, Arājšen Buršen, Sonderkommando Arājs) Wikipedia, 29 June 2019 (The Arajs Kommando (also: Sonderkommando Arajs), led by SS commander and Nazi collaborator Viktors Arājs, was a unit of Latvian Auxiliary Police (German: Lettische Hilfspolizei) subordinated to the German Sicherheitsdienst (SD). It was a notorious killing unit during the Holocaust.) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arajs_Kommando>