Bau-Bataillon 87 (Construction Battalion 87) was an auxiliary unit of the

Wehrmacht The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the ''Heer'' (army), the ''Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmacht''" replaced the previous ...

(

Nazi Germany Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...

) during

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. The personnel were a German cadre and nationals of

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(1., 2., 3. Turkestanische Kompanie). It was formed on August 26, 1939. On September 23, 1943 it was renamed Bau-Pionier-Bataillon 87 (Construction Engineering Battalion). Bau-Bataillon 87
in: ''Lexicon der Wehrmacht''

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{{reflist Military units and formations of the Wehrmacht