In September, Police Battalion 45 participated in the murder of Jews in Berdichev, cordoning off the execution site and leading the victims to pits where they were shot by Jeckeln's staff company.[9] About 16,000 Jews were killed.[10] In late September, Police Battalions 45 and 314 assisted Einsatzkommando 6 in murdering 10,000 Jews in Vinnitsa.[11]