Bau-Bataillon 306 (Construction Battalion 306) 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 German Army (1935–1945), ''Heer'' (army), the ''Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmac ...

(

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) during

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. The personnel was Germans and

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(3., 4. Wolgatatarische Kompanie, 1943–1944). It was formed on August 26, 1939. On September 23, 1943, it was renamed Bau-Pionier-Bataillon 306 (Construction Engineering Battalion).Bau-Bataillon 306
in: ''Lexicon der Wehrmacht''

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