Mogilev conference

The Mogilev Conference was a September 1941 Wehrmacht training event aimed at improving rear-area security behind the Army Group Center area of operation during Operation Barbarossa, 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 SS and the SD, the security and intelligence services of Nazi Germany, 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 area of Schenckendorff's command.

The Wehrmacht's aggressive rear security doctrine, and the use of the "security threat" to disguise genocidal policies, resulted in close cooperation between the army and the security apparatus behind the front lines during Operation Barbarossa, the 1941 German invasion of the Soviet Union. General Max von Schenckendorff, commander of Army Group Centre Rear Area, in cooperation with Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski, the Higher SS and Police Leader (HSS-PF) for Army Group Centre, organised a three-day field conference in Mogilev to create an "exchange of experiences" for the Wehrmacht rear unit commanders. Police Colonel Max Montua (), commander of Police Regiment Center, was in charge of the event's planning and logistics.

Participating officers were selected on the basis of their "achievements and experiences" in security operations already undertaken; participants included representatives of the Army High Command and Army Group Centre. The audience also included officers (battalion commanders and above) from both SS-Police and the Wehrmacht, including its security divisions, the 221st and 286th.

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