Ranks and insignia of Organisation Todt show the pay grades, wage groups, and paramilitary ranks used by Organisation Todt.
OT-pay grade | Technical services and transport | Administrative and executive | Medical | Equivalent rank |
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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 |
Wage group | OT-rank | Specifications |
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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 Group | Category |
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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]
Collar insignia | Shoulder insignia | OT rank | Translation | Heer equivalent |
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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] |