Ranks and insignia of Organisation Todt

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
12	OT-Truppführer	OT-Truppführer	OT-Sanitätstruppführer	Feldwebel
11	OT-Obertruppführer	OT-Obertruppführe	OT-Sanitätsobertruppfüher	Oberfeldwebel
11	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[]

OT Rank^[5]^[6]^[7]	Translation	Heer equivalent

Amtschef OT	Corps Leader	Generaloberst

OT-Einsatz-gruppenleiter I	Senior Group Leader	General

OT-Einsatz-gruppenleiter II	Group Leader	Generalleutnant

OT-Einsatzleiter	Brigade Leader	Generalmajor

OT-Hauptbauleiter	Regiment Leader	Oberst

OT-Oberbauleiter	Senior squadron leader	Oberstleutnant

OT-Bauleiter	Squadron leader	Major

OT-Hauptbauführer	Chief Assault Leader	Hauptmann

OT-Oberbauführer	Senior Assault Leader	Oberleutnant

OT-Bauführer	Assault Leader	Leutnant

OT-Haupttruppführer	Head troop leader	No equivalent

OT-Obertruppführer	Senior Troop Leader	Stabsfeldwebel

OT-Truppführer	Troop Leader	Hauptfeldwebel

OT-Obermeister	Senior Master	Unteroffizier

OT-Meister	Master	Obergefreiter

OT-Vorarbeiter	Foreman	Gefreiter

OT-Stammarbeiter	Permanent worker	Soldat

OT-Arbeiter	Worker	Soldat

References[]

↑ 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) (in German). Die Wehrmacht im Dritten Reich. IV. Boppard am Rhein: Harald Boldt Verlag. p. 59. ISBN 978-3764619404.
↑ Handbook of the organisation TODT (OT): Table II–III. London: MIRS. 1945. http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p4013coll8/id/1469.
↑ 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. https://books.google.rs/books?id=AMv-CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA22&lpg=PA22&dq=Amtschef+OT&source=bl&ots=zNmkSUQsVO&sig=kox4TZZSZHBmwfVFUCwKujYffQ8&hl=da&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi35_To2O_eAhXNOSwKHcqpAPgQ6AEwAHoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=Amtschef%20OT&f=false.

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[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) (in German). Die Wehrmacht im Dritten Reich. 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. http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p4013coll8/id/1469.

[Lepage-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. https://books.google.rs/books?id=AMv-CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA22&lpg=PA22&dq=Amtschef+OT&source=bl&ots=zNmkSUQsVO&sig=kox4TZZSZHBmwfVFUCwKujYffQ8&hl=da&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi35_To2O_eAhXNOSwKHcqpAPgQ6AEwAHoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=Amtschef%20OT&f=false.

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