# 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

| 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-Obertruppführer | 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-Einsatz-gruppenleiter II | - | - | Generalleutnant |
| 2 | OT-Einsatz-gruppenleiter I | - | - | General |
| 1 | Amtschef Organisation Todt | - | - | Generaloberst |
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## 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 | OT-Vorarbeiter OT-Meister OT-Obermeister | Clerical employees with simple tasks |
| T1 | OT-Vorarbeiter OT-Meister OT-Obermeister | 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 |
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## 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 |
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## Rank insignia

| 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 |
| | | 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 |
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