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).Bau-Bataillon 87, in: Lexicon der Wehrmacht
Bau-Bataillon 87 was active from 26 August 1939 until the end of the war in 1945.„Bau-Bataillon 87 (BauBtl 87) / Bau-Pionier-Bataillon 87“, *Lexikon der Wehrmacht*, accessed 15 October 2025, https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/BauBtl/BauBtl87-R.htm.
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