In Germany in November 1941, the Ukrainian personnel of the legion was reorganized into the 201st Schutzmannschaft Battalion.
It numbered 650 persons who were given individual contracts that required the combatants to serve for one additional year.

Shukhevych's titles were that of Hauptmann of the first company and deputy Commander of the Battalion, which was commanded by Yevhen Pobihushchyi.

On March 19, 1942, the battalion arrived in Belarus where it served in the triangle between Mahiliou-Vitsebsk-Lepel.
With the expiration of the one-year contract, all the Ukrainian soldiers refused to renew their services.
On the beginning of January, 1943, the battalion was sent to Lviv and there it was disbanded.
Its former members formed the core of the OUN (B) security service.
The other part joined the Schutzmannschaft Battalion 57, returned to Belarus and continued to fight with the partisans and civilians.
Shukhevych decided to join OUN (B) and quickly gained the leading role in the organization.

Polish-German historian and Holocaust expert Frank Golczewski from the University of Hamburg  describes the activities of the 201st Schutzmannschaft Battalion in Belarus as "fighting partisans and killing Jews".
John Paul Himka, a specialist in Ukrainian history during World War II, notes that although units such as the 201st Battalion were routinely used to fight partisans and kill Jews, no-one has studied the specific activities of the 201st battalion from this perspective and this ought to be a subject for further study.
It is alleged that more than 2,000 Soviet partisans were killed by the Battalion during its operation in Belarus.
In Germany in November 1941, the Ukrainian personnel of the legion was reorganized into the 201st Schutzmannschaft Battalion. It numbered 650 persons who were given individual contracts that required the combatants to serve for one additional year.
Shukhevych's titles were that of Hauptmann of the first company and deputy Commander of the Battalion, which was commanded by Yevhen Pobihushchyi.
On March 19, 1942, the battalion arrived in Belarus where it served in the triangle between Mahiliou-Vitsebsk-Lepel. With the expiration of the one-year contract, all the Ukrainian soldiers refused to renew their services. On the beginning of January, 1943, the battalion was sent to Lviv and there it was disbanded. Its former members formed the core of the OUN (B) security service. The other part joined the Schutzmannschaft Battalion 57, returned to Belarus and continued to fight with the partisans and civilians. Shukhevych decided to join OUN (B) and quickly gained the leading role in the organization.
Polish-German historian and Holocaust expert Frank Golczewski from the University of Hamburg  describes the activities of the 201st Schutzmannschaft Battalion in Belarus as "fighting partisans and killing Jews". John Paul Himka, a specialist in Ukrainian history during World War II, notes that although units such as the 201st Battalion were routinely used to fight partisans and kill Jews, no-one has studied the specific activities of the 201st battalion from this perspective and this ought to be a subject for further study. It is alleged that more than 2,000 Soviet partisans were killed by the Battalion during its operation in Belarus.
Roman Shukhevych