. ▁This ▁unit ▁consisted ▁of ▁S icher heits dienst ▁( SD ) ▁and ▁S icher heit sp ol ize i ▁( Si Po ), ▁the ▁third ▁company ▁of ▁the ▁Special ▁D ut ies ▁W affen - SS ▁batt alion , ▁and ▁a ▁pl ato on ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁Police ▁Battalion . ▁Police ▁Battalion ▁ 4 5 , ▁commanded ▁by ▁Major ▁B esser , ▁conducted ▁the ▁mass acre , ▁supported ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁a ▁W affen - SS ▁batt alion . ▁Con tr ary ▁to ▁the ▁myth ▁of ▁the ▁" clean ▁We hr macht ", ▁the ▁Six th ▁Army ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Field ▁Marsh al ▁Walter ▁von ▁Reich en au ▁worked ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁SS ▁and ▁SD ▁to ▁plan ▁and ▁execute ▁the ▁mass - m ur der ▁of ▁the ▁Jews ▁of ▁Ky iv . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁the ▁following ▁order ▁was ▁posted : ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁and ▁ 3 0 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁the ▁Naz is ▁and ▁their ▁collabor ators ▁murder ed ▁approximately ▁ 3 3 , 7 7 1 ▁Jewish ▁civ ili ans ▁at ▁Bab i ▁Y ar . ▁The ▁order ▁to ▁kill ▁the ▁Jews ▁of ▁Ky iv ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁Son der k omm ando ▁ 4 a , ▁of ▁Einsatz gruppe ▁C , ▁consisting ▁of ▁SD ▁and ▁Si Po ▁men , ▁the ▁third ▁company ▁of ▁the ▁Special ▁D ut ies ▁W affen - SS ▁batt alion , ▁and ▁a ▁pl ato on ▁of ▁the