Ranks and insignia of Organisation Todt

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Ranks and insignia of Organisation Todt show the pay grades, wage groups and paramilitary ranks used by the Organisation Todt.

Ranks and Pay Grades of OT Organic Staff[]

OT-Pay Grade Technical Services and Transport Administrative and Executive Medical Equivalent rank
16 OT-Arbeiter OT-Arbeiter OT-Sanitäter Grenadier
15 OT-Stammarbeiter - - Obergrenadier
14 OT-Vorarbeiter OT-Vorarbeiter OT-Stammsanitäter Gefreiter
13 OT-Meister OT-Meister OT-Obersanitäter Obergefreiter
12 OT-Obermeister OT-Obermeister OT-Hauptsanitäter Unteroffizier
OT-Truppführer OT-Truppführer OT-Sanitätstruppführer Feldwebel
11 OT-Obertruppführer OT-Obertruppführe OT-Sanitätsobertruppfüher Oberfeldwebel
OT-Haupttruppführer OT-Haupttruppführer OT-Sanitätshaupttruppführer Stabsfeldwebel
10 OT-Bauführer OT-Frontführer OT-Arzt Leutnant
9 OT-Oberbauführer OT-Oberfrontführer OT-Oberarzt Oberleutnant
8 OT-Hauptbauführer OT-Hauptfrontführer OT-Stabsarzt Hauptmann
7 OT-Bauleiter OT-Stabsfrontführer OT-Oberstabsarzt Major
6 OT-Oberbauleiter OT-Oberstabsfrontführer OT-Oberfeldarzt Oberstleutnant
5 OT-Hauptbauleiter OT-Oberstfrontführer OT-Oberstarzt Oberst
4 OT-Einsatzleiter OT-Einsatzleiter - Generalmajor
3 OT-Einsatzgruppenleiter II - - Generalleutnant
2 OT-Einsatzgruppenleiter I - - General

Source:[1][2]

Ranks and Wage Groups of OT Contractor Staff[]

Wage Group OT-Rank Specifications
J1 OT-Arbeiter
OT-Stammarbeiter
OT-Vorarbeiter		 Technical and clerical employees under 20 years of age, without completed vocational education
J2 OT-Stammarbeiter
OT-Vorarbeiter
OT-Meister		 Technical and clerical employees under 20 years of age, with completed vocational education and apprenticeship
K1 OT-Vorarbeiter
OT-Meister
OT-Obermeister		 Clerical employees with repetitive tasks
K2 Clerical employees with simple tasks
T1 Technical employees with repetitive tasks
T2 OT-Obermeister
OT-Truppführer		 Technical employees with simple tasks
M OT-Obermeister
OT-Truppführer
OT-Obertruppführer		 Foremen
MO OT-Truppführer
OT-Obertruppführer
OT-Haupttruppführer		 Head foremen
K3 OT-Obertruppführer
OT-Haupttruppführer
OT-Frontführer		 Administrative employees
T3 OT-Haupttruppführer
OT-Bauführer		 Technical employees with difficult tasks
K4 OT-Frontführer
OT-Oberfrontführer
OT-Hauptfrontführer		 Leading administrative employees
T4 OT-Oberbauführer
OT-Hauptbauführer
OT-Bauleiter		 Leading technical employees
TH OT-Hauptbauführer
OT-Bauleiter
OT-Oberbauleiter		 Executives

Sources:[3]

Wage groups for front workers and OT legionaries[]

Wage Group Category
A Assistant foremen
B Leading skilled workers
C Skilled specialists
D Skilled workers
Leading semi-skilled workers
E Semi-skilled workers
Leading unskilled workers
F Unskilled workers
G Guard workers
H Catering and service workers
J Workers under the age of 18
K Female workers

Source:[4]

Rank insignia[]

Collar insignia Shoulder insignia OT Rank Translation Heer equivalent
Amtschef OT Office Chief-OT Generaloberst
OT-Einsatzgruppenleiter I OT-Deployment Group Leader I General
OT-Einsatzgruppenleiter II OT-Deployment Group Leader II Generalleutnant
OT-Einsatzleiter OT-Deployment Leader Generalmajor
OT-Hauptbauleiter OT-Head Construction Leader Oberst
OT-Oberbauleiter OT-Senior Construction Leader Oberstleutnant
OT-Bauleiter OT-Construction Leader Major
OT-Hauptbauführer.svg OT-Hauptbauführer shoulder.svg OT-Hauptbauführer OT-Head Building Leader Hauptmann
OT-Oberbauführer.svg OT-Oberbauführer shoulder.svg OT-Oberbauführer OT-Senior Building Leader Oberleutnant
OT-Bauführer.svg OT-Bauführer shoulder.svg OT-Bauführer OT-Building Leader Leutnant
OT-Haupttruppführer.svg OT-Haupttruppführer shoulder.svg OT-Haupttruppführer OT-Head troop leader No equivalent
OT-Obertruppführer.svg OT-Obertruppführer shoulder.svg OT-Obertruppführer OT-Senior Troop Leader Stabsfeldwebel
OT-Truppführer.svg OT-Truppführer shoulder.svg OT-Truppführer OT-Troop Leader Hauptfeldwebel
OT-Mannschaften.svg OT- OT-Senior Master Unteroffizier
OT-Meister OT-Master Obergefreiter
OT-Mannschaften shoulder.svg OT- OT-Foreman Gefreiter
OT- OT-Permanent worker Soldat
OT-Arbeiter OT-Worker Soldat
Source: [5][6][7]

References[]

  1. ^ Rudolf Absalon, Die Wehrmacht im Dritten Reich (Boppard am Rhein: Harald Boldt Verlag, 1995), vol. IV, p. 59.
  2. ^ Handbook of Organisation Todt (1945). London: MIRS, vol. 2., Table ÏV.
  3. ^ Handbook of Organisation Todt (1945). London: MIRS, vol. 1., # 141, 147.
  4. ^ Handbook of Organisation Todt (1945). London: MIRS, vol. 1., # 143.
  5. ^ Absolon, Rudolf (1969). Die Wehrmacht im Dritten Reich (in German). Vol. IV. Boppard am Rhein: Harald Boldt Verlag. p. 59. ISBN 978-3764619404.
  6. ^ Handbook of the organisation TODT (OT): Table II–III. London: MIRS. 1945.
  7. ^ Lepage, Jean-Denis G. G. (2015). Hitler's Armed Forces Auxiliaries: an illustrated history of the Wehrmachtsgefolge, 1933-1945. McFarland. p. 22. ISBN 978-0786497454.
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