▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Gal icia ▁( formed ▁ 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 1 ) ▁extending ▁south - east ▁from ▁the ▁General ▁Government . ▁Not ably , ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Gal icia ▁was ▁a ▁separate ▁administrative ▁unit ▁from ▁the ▁actual ▁Reich sk omm iss ariat ▁Ukraine . ▁They ▁were ▁not ▁connected ▁with ▁each ▁other ▁polit ically . ▁ ▁The ▁UP ▁form ations ▁appeared ▁as ▁well ▁further ▁east ▁in ▁German ▁occupied ▁Soviet ▁Ukraine ▁in ▁significant ▁towns ▁and ▁cities ▁such ▁as ▁Ky iv . ▁ ▁The ▁urban ▁based ▁forces ▁were ▁sub ordin ated ▁to ▁the ▁city ' s ▁German ▁Commander ▁of ▁State ▁protection ▁police ▁( Sch utz pol ize i ▁or ▁Sch up o ); ▁the ▁rural ▁police ▁posts ▁were ▁sub ordin ated ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁German ▁Commander ▁of ▁G endar mer ie . ▁The ▁Sch up o ▁and ▁G endar mer ie ▁structures ▁were ▁themselves ▁sub ordin ated ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁Commander ▁of ▁Order ▁Police . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁local ▁municipal ▁police ▁force ▁( UP ) ▁in ▁the ▁occupied ▁Ukrain ian ▁SS R ▁came ▁into ▁existence ▁right ▁after ▁the ▁comm enc ement ▁of ▁Operation ▁Bar bar ossa . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁an ▁order ▁issued ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁commander ▁in ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁Police ▁in ▁occupied ▁Krak ów . ▁The ▁Ukrain ian ▁auxili ary ▁police ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁District ▁of ▁Gal icia ▁fell ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁office ▁for ▁the ▁General ▁Government . ▁ ▁An ▁actual ▁eth nic