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

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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

Source:[1][2]

## Ranks and wage groups of OT contractor staff

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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 groups for front workers and OT legionaries

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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]

## Rank insignia

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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] |

## References

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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). 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.

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