• A construction soldier (German: Bausoldat, BS) was a non-combat role of the National People's Army, the armed forces of the German Democratic Republic...
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    non-combat roles to conscientious objectors, known as "construction soldiers" (Bausoldat). The NVA reached 175,300 personnel at its peak in 1987. The NVA was formed...
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    (Construction Sapper) (from 1943) Oberpionier Bauoberpionier Construction troops Bausoldat (to 1943) Oberbausoldat Signals Funker (Radioman) Fernsprecher (Telephonist)...
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  • Pioneer (military) Military construction formation [ru] Organisation Todt Bausoldat, German Democratic Republic United States Army Corps of Engineers Military...
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    Civilian Public Service (during World War II in the USA) East German Bausoldat "Einberufungen zum Zivildienst" (PDF). Bundesamt für Familie und zivilgesellschaftliche...
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    as a public work relief program in the United States from 1933 to 1942 Bausoldat in East Germany Hand and hitch-up services Labour army Labour camp Reichsarbeitsdienst...
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  • called up to serve as a Construction soldier ("Bausoldat"). The new Construction soldier ("Bausoldat") system provided the state with a solution to the...
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  • troops Veterinary units Mannschaften Flieger, Fallschirmjäger, Funker, Bausoldat, Jäger, Grenadier, Füsilier, Panzerschütze, Pionier, Kraftfahrer, Feldgendarm...
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    lighting technician. After serving time in the East German army as a Bausoldat (construction soldier) he worked in theatre, first in Schwerin and from...
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    bricklayer. He is a pacifist. In 1966, for refusing both regular service and Bausoldat (construction soldier in the National People's Army), he was brutally...
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    early 1980s.[citation needed] Increasing numbers of nonclergy opted for Bausoldat status (roughly 1000/year currently). Many youth petitioned in 1981 for...
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