Mogilev Conference

Mogilev Conference
Date24–26 September 1941
LocationMogilev, German-occupied Byelorussia
TypeWehrmacht conference
ThemeSecurity warfare
Organised byMax von Schenckendorff, commander of Army Group Centre Rear Area
ParticipantsErich von dem Bach-Zelewski, HSSPF for Army Group Centre
Arthur Nebe, commander of Einsatzgruppe B
Hermann Fegelein, commander of the SS Cavalry Brigade
Max Montua, commander of Police Regiment Centre
Outcome16-page conference summary distributed to rear security units
Casualties
32 Jewish civilians shot in a field exercise

The Mogilev Conference was a September 1941 Wehrmacht training event aimed at improving security in the rear of Army Group Centre during the German invasion of the Soviet Union. The event was organised by General Max von Schenckendorff, commander of Army Group Centre Rear Area, in cooperation with the officials of the security and intelligence services of Nazi GermanySS and the Sicherheitsdienst (Security Service; SD)—operating in the same area. Ostensibly an "anti-partisan" training conference, the event marked an escalation of violence against Jews and other civilians in the areas under Schenckendorff's command.