Ranks and insignia of Organisation Todt
Ranks and insignia of Organisation Todt show the pay grades, wage groups, and paramilitary ranks used by Organisation Todt.
Ranks and pay grades of OT organic staff
[edit]| 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-Obertruppführer | 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-Einsatz-gruppenleiter II | - | - | Generalleutnant |
| 2 | OT-Einsatz-gruppenleiter I | - | - | General |
| 1 | Amtschef Organisation Todt | - | - | Generaloberst |
Ranks and wage groups of OT contractor staff
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| Collar insignia | Shoulder insignia | OT rank | Translation | Heer equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amtschef Organisation Todt | Head of office Organization Todt | Generaloberst | ||
| OT-Einsatz-gruppenleiter I | OT-Operations group leader I | General | ||
| OT-Einsatz-gruppenleiter II | OT-Operations group leader II | Generalleutnant | ||
| OT-Einsatzleiter | OT-Operations manager | Generalmajor | ||
| OT-Hauptbauleiter | OT-Main site manager | Oberst | ||
| OT-Oberbauleiter | OT-Chief site manager | Oberstleutnant | ||
| OT-Bauleiter | OT-Site manager | Major | ||
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OT-Hauptbauführer | OT-Main construction guide | Hauptmann |
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OT-Oberbauführer | OT-Superintendent | Oberleutnant |
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OT-Bauführer | OT-Construction guide | Leutnant |
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OT-Haupttruppführer | OT-Main squad leader | No equivalent |
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OT-Obertruppführer | OT-Senior troop leader | Stabsfeldwebel |
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OT-Truppführer | OT-Squad leader | Hauptfeldwebel |
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OT-Obermeister | OT-Senior master | Unteroffizier | |
| OT-Meister | OT-Master | Obergefreiter | ||
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OT-Vorarbeiter | OT-Foreman | Gefreiter | |
| OT-Stammarbeiter | OT-Permanent worker | Soldat | ||
| OT-Arbeiter | OT-Worker | Soldat | ||
| Source: [5][6][7] | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ Rudolf Absalon, Die Wehrmacht im Dritten Reich (Boppard am Rhein: Harald Boldt Verlag, 1995), vol. IV, p. 59.
- ^ Handbook of Organisation Todt (1945). London: MIRS, vol. 2., Table ÏV.
- ^ Handbook of Organisation Todt (1945). London: MIRS, vol. 1., # 141, 147.
- ^ Handbook of Organisation Todt (1945). London: MIRS, vol. 1., # 143.
- ^ Absolon, Rudolf (1969). Die Wehrmacht im Dritten Reich (in German). Vol. IV. Boppard am Rhein: Harald Boldt Verlag. p. 59. ISBN 978-3764619404.
- ^ Handbook of the organisation TODT (OT): Table II–III. London: MIRS. 1945.
- ^ 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.