claim: Scandal is from the 1980's.
evidence: Estonian Auxiliary Police were Estonian units that fought in World War II under command of Germany .. World War II. World War II. Germany. Germany. Estonian regular units allied with Nazi Germany began to be established on 25 August 1941 , when under the order of Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb , commander of the Army Group North , Baltic citizens were permitted to be recruited into Wehrmacht service and grouped into Special units and volunteer battalions to fight against partisans .. Germany. Germany. Nazi Germany. Nazi Germany. Generalfeldmarschall. Generalfeldmarschall. Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb. Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb. Army Group North. Army Group North. Baltic. Baltic states. Wehrmacht. Wehrmacht. Special units. special forces. volunteer. volunteer. fight against partisans. Anti-partisan operations in World War II. In this context , Colonel General Georg von Kuchler , commander of the 18th Army -LRB- Germany -RRB- , formed six Estonian volunteer guard units -LRB- Estnische Sicherungsgruppe , Eesti julgestusgrupp ; numbered 181-186 -RRB- on the basis of the Omakaitse squads -LRB- with its members contracted for one year -RRB- .. Germany. Germany. volunteer. volunteer. Colonel General. Colonel General. Georg von Kuchler. Georg von Kuchler. Omakaitse. Omakaitse. After September 1941 , the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht started to establish the Estonian Auxiliary Police Battalions -LRB- `` Schuma '' -RRB- in addition to the aforementioned units to perform the guard duties and fight against partisans in the rear of Army Group North .. Army Group North. Army Group North. Wehrmacht. Wehrmacht. fight against partisans. Anti-partisan operations in World War II. Oberkommando der Wehrmacht. Oberkommando der Wehrmacht. Schuma. Schutzmannschaft. During the war , 26 `` Schuma '' battalions were formed in Estonia , numbered from 29th to 45th , 50th , and from the 286th to 293rd .. Estonia. Estonia. Schuma. Schutzmannschaft. Unlike similar units deployed in the Reichskommissariat Ukraine and White Ruthenia , which were controlled by the Germans , the Estonian Police battalions were made up of national staff and included only one German monitoring officer .. Reichskommissariat Ukraine. Reichskommissariat Ukraine. White Ruthenia. White Ruthenia. Estonian Police. Estonian Police. Moreover , as a sign of special trust , the Wehrmacht ranking system was introduced in the Estonian Police Battalions .. Wehrmacht. Wehrmacht. Estonian Police. Estonian Police. As of October 1 , 1942 , the Estonian Police forces comprised 10 400 men , with 591 Germans attached to them .. Estonian Police. Estonian Police