Ranks and insignia of Organisation Todt

Summary

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

Source:[1][2]

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
    OT-Hauptbauführer OT-Main construction guide Hauptmann
    OT-Oberbauführer OT-Superintendent Oberleutnant
    OT-Bauführer OT-Construction guide Leutnant
    OT-Haupttruppführer OT-Main squad leader No equivalent
    OT-Obertruppführer OT-Senior troop leader Stabsfeldwebel
    OT-Truppführer OT-Squad leader Hauptfeldwebel
  OT-Obermeister OT-Senior master Unteroffizier
OT-Meister OT-Master Obergefreiter
  OT-Vorarbeiter OT-Foreman Gefreiter
OT-Stammarbeiter OT-Permanent worker Soldat
OT-Arbeiter OT-Worker Soldat
Source: [5][6][7]

References edit

  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.