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
16OT-ArbeiterOT-ArbeiterOT-SanitäterGrenadier
15OT-Stammarbeiter--Obergrenadier
14OT-VorarbeiterOT-VorarbeiterOT-StammsanitäterGefreiter
13OT-MeisterOT-MeisterOT-ObersanitäterObergefreiter
12OT-ObermeisterOT-ObermeisterOT-HauptsanitäterUnteroffizier
OT-TruppführerOT-TruppführerOT-SanitätstruppführerFeldwebel
11OT-ObertruppführerOT-ObertruppführeOT-SanitätsobertruppfüherOberfeldwebel
OT-HaupttruppführerOT-HaupttruppführerOT-SanitätshaupttruppführerStabsfeldwebel
10OT-BauführerOT-FrontführerOT-ArztLeutnant
9OT-OberbauführerOT-OberfrontführerOT-OberarztOberleutnant
8OT-HauptbauführerOT-HauptfrontführerOT-StabsarztHauptmann
7OT-BauleiterOT-StabsfrontführerOT-OberstabsarztMajor
6OT-OberbauleiterOT-OberstabsfrontführerOT-OberfeldarztOberstleutnant
5OT-HauptbauleiterOT-OberstfrontführerOT-OberstarztOberst
4OT-EinsatzleiterOT-Einsatzleiter-Generalmajor
3OT-Einsatzgruppenleiter II--Generalleutnant
2OT-Einsatzgruppenleiter I--General

Source:[1][2]

Ranks and Wage Groups of OT Contractor Staff

Wage Group OT-Rank Specifications
J1OT-Arbeiter
OT-Stammarbeiter
OT-Vorarbeiter
Technical and clerical employees under 20 years of age, without completed vocational education
J2OT-Stammarbeiter
OT-Vorarbeiter
OT-Meister
Technical and clerical employees under 20 years of age, with completed vocational education and apprenticeship
K1OT-Vorarbeiter
OT-Meister
OT-Obermeister
Clerical employees with repetitive tasks
K2Clerical employees with simple tasks
T1Technical employees with repetitive tasks
T2OT-Obermeister
OT-Truppführer
Technical employees with simple tasks
MOT-Obermeister
OT-Truppführer
OT-Obertruppführer
Foremen
MOOT-Truppführer
OT-Obertruppführer
OT-Haupttruppführer
Head foremen
K3OT-Obertruppführer
OT-Haupttruppführer
OT-Frontführer
Administrative employees
T3OT-Haupttruppführer
OT-Bauführer
Technical employees with difficult tasks
K4OT-Frontführer
OT-Oberfrontführer
OT-Hauptfrontführer
Leading administrative employees
T4OT-Oberbauführer
OT-Hauptbauführer
OT-Bauleiter
Leading technical employees
THOT-Hauptbauführer
OT-Bauleiter
OT-Oberbauleiter
Executives

Sources:[3]

Wage groups for front workers and OT legionaries

Wage Group Category
AAssistant foremen
BLeading skilled workers
CSkilled specialists
DSkilled workers
Leading semi-skilled workers
ESemi-skilled workers
Leading unskilled workers
FUnskilled workers
GGuard workers
HCatering and service workers
JWorkers under the age of 18
KFemale workers

Source:[4]

Rank insignia

Collar insignia Shoulder insignia OT Rank Translation Heer equivalent
Amtschef OT Corps Leader Generaloberst
OT-Einsatzgruppenleiter I Senior Group Leader General
OT-Einsatzgruppenleiter 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
Source: [5][6][7]

References

  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). 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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