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Barys Rahula (, Boris Ragula, 1 January 1920 – 22 April 2005) was a Belarusian political activist. He served as a military commander of the Belarusian auxiliary police unit Schutzmannschaft Battalion 68. After the war, he studied medicine in the West and became a doctor in Canada. Against the Current: The Memoirs of Boris Ragula (as told to Dr. Inge Sanmiya) - NYU Langone official website
Under German occupation, Rahula commanded Schutzmannschaft Battalion 68, taking part in anti-partisan actions against Polish and Soviet partisans. The unit numbered about 600 people, mostly recruited from among students and graduates of the Novogrudok teachers' seminary, usually with a strong Belarusian patriotic sentiment. In April 1944, the unit fought a battle with Soviet partisans near Karelichy. In May 1944, it took part in a partisan action near Dokshytsy and Hlybokaye. Contrary to what he states in his memoirs, his unit was never incorporated into the Belarusian Home Defense (BKA) and did not become a Belarusian unit independent of German rule. He left Belarus with the German army ahead of the Soviet advance.
After the war, Barys Rahula studied Medicine at the Catholic University of Leuven. In 1954 he moved to Canada and became one of the country's better known as well as one of the leaders of the Belarusian Canadian community. After the Chernobyl Disaster, Rahula organized fund raising to support victims of the catastrophe. He died in 2005.
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