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.