Bau-Bataillon 87

{{Short description|Auxiliary unit during World War II}}

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).[http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/BauBtl/BauBtl87-R.htm Bau-Bataillon 87], in: Lexicon der Wehrmacht