The police battalions were mostly engaged in the Wehrmacht Army Group Rear Areas. The 37th and 40th battalions were employed on rear-security duties in the Pskov Oblast, as was the 38th battalion in the Luga-Pskov-Gdov region. The 288th battalion was engaged in the suppression of the Ronson's Partisan Republic. Police Battalions 29, 31 and 32 fought in the Battle for Narva Bridgehead.