| Unit Name: | 27th SS Police Regiment |
| Branch: | Schutzstaffel |
| Type: | Security |
| Size: | Regiment |
| Garrison: | Wehrkreis IV |
The 27th SS Police Regiment (de|SS-Polizei-Regiment 27) was initially named Police Regiment South Norway (German: Polizei-Regiment Süd-Norwegen) when it was formed in early 1941 after the German invasion of Norway in 1940 from existing Order Police (German: Ordnungspolizei) units for security duties there. It was redesignated as the 27th Police Regiment in mid-1942 before it received the SS title in early 1943.
Police Regiment South Norway was formed on 16 February 1941 with Police Battalions (German: Polizei-Batallion) 251, 252, 253 and 255 under its control. The regiment maintained a strength of four battalions through July 1942, although the individual battalions were frequently rotated in and out.[1] The regiment was renamed the 27th Police Regiment in July 1942 and Police Battalions 319, 321, 9, and 44 were redesignated as the regiment's first through fourth battalions, respectively.[2] All of the police regiments were redesignated as SS police units on 24 February 1943. In March, I Battalion was based in Bergen, II Battalion was in Halden, III Battalion occupied Kongsvinger and IV Battalion garrisoned Oslo.[3]