Bau-Bataillon 87

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ActiveAugust 1939 - May 1945[1]
Country Nazi Germany
PartofWehrmacht
Construction Battalion 87
Bau-Bataillon 87
ActiveAugust 1939 - May 1945[1]
Country Nazi Germany
Part ofWehrmacht

Bau-Bataillon 87 (Construction Battalion 87) was an auxiliary unit of the Wehrmacht (Nazi Germany) during World War II. The personnel were a German cadre and nationals of Central Asia (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).[2]

Bau-Bataillon 87 was active from 26 August 1939 until the end of the war in 1945.[1]

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