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'Labour battalions' have been a form of alternative service or unfree labor in various countries. In some cases they were the result of some kind of discriminative segregation of the population, while in some others they have been a conscious choice.

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Forced labor

Alternative service

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Forced labor

Forced labor battalions were created from part of population which for various reasons were not suitable for regular military service, often because this population was considered "undesirable" or "unreliable", e.g., political enemies, population of occupied territories or "lower races".
Examples include labour battalions in the late Ottoman Empire and early Turkish Republic, labour service in Hungary during World War II, as well as labor battalions in other territories held by Nazi Germany and its allies.

Alternative service

However, in some countries labour battalions are a form of alternative conscription for people who cannot not join military service for various reasons, e.g., due to bad health or being conscientious objectors to any forms of violence.

See also

★ Labor Army

★ Labor camp

★ Military service

★ Conscription in Germany

★ Conscription in Greece

★ American Friends Service Committee

★ Selective Service System

★ Civilian Public Service

★ Civilian Conservation Corps

★ Reichsarbeitsdienst