The regiment was formed in July 1942 in Norway with Police Battalion 252 (Polizei-Batallion 252), and Police Battalion 253 being redesignated as the regiment's first and second battalions, respectively. Police Battalion 313 was briefly redesignated as the regiment's third battalion before it became III Battalion, Police Regiment 14 later in July or August. Shortly after that, I Battalion became III/Police Regiment 17 and II Battalion became I/Police Regiment 15 and the regiment was effectively disbanded.[1]