For example , in Lithuania , Schutzmannschaften absorbed units formed by the Provisional Government .
Initially , Schutzmannschaften was organized based on existing police structures and spontaneous anti-Soviet groups that formed at the start of the German invasion of the Soviet Union .
In Lithuania , Schutzmannschaften absorbed units formed by the Provisional Government .
Initially , Schutzmannschaften was organized based on existing police structures and spontaneous anti-Soviet groups that formed at the start of the German invasion of the Soviet Union .