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B. Classicioation of Personnela) General Classification115, Classification of OT personnel.OT personnel can be considered from several points of view.Basically they may be looked upon as forming an auxiliary to theArmed Forces (see Table I, No.l: Wehimachtsgefolge). From thepoint of view of internal administration, however, they areclassified as follows:1) OT eigenes Personal (OT organic personnel) (see Table I, No.4).OT organic personnel is subdivided into seven functionalgroups: (l) Supervisory personnel in the operational sector (OBL),such as far instance the Lagerftihrer (Camp Supervisors);(2) Service Personnel, mostly administered by the OEBL, althoughsupply and conmunication personnel, for instance, are found alsoin higher echelons; (3) Administrative Personnel in theConstruction Sector, such as the beads and staffs, includingfemale clerks, of the various departments in OBL HQ, or the Oberbauleiterhimself; (4) Area Control Staffs and Central HQ, suchas the heads of the various departments in EG (Einsatzgruppe) HQand in Amt Bau-OTZ, up to the Chief of Amt Bau-OTZ; (5) theSegiearbeiter (Govt. monopoly employee; see Table I, No. 11), acomparatively small group, employed as OT mail and railroadclerks and so forth; (6) the Frontarbeiter (German Front zoneworker; see Table I, No.3) (Personnel so classified is normallygiven supervisory assignments with corresponding rank; in fact itis the expreased wish of the OT administration that no Germanshould grade occupationally below polier (Foreman) • Retardedmentality or political unreliability may account for the presenceof German personnel with ordinary worker assignments); and finallythe lowest group; (7) the Einsatzarbeiter (see Table I, No.15).This term is a consolation prize for a comparatively select groupof non-Nordics who, because of their race or nationality, cannotbecome Frontarbeiter, and is bestowed on OT volunteers of a collaborationistcomplexion after a three months' trial period. Czechs,Poles, Jews and Comnuni-sts cannot become Einsatzarbeiter. Atpresent the Einsatzarbeiter in forward areas in Germany and elsewherehave been given the designation of OT Legionare.2) Firmenangehori as (Firm Personnel).Administratively, firm personnel is divided into two classes;(1) Stamn Personal (organic personnel; see Table I, No.13); and(2) the rest of the employees such as foreign clerical assistants,including females. Functionally, firm personnel i s also divided 'into two groups; (l) Supervisory personnel (see Table II); and(2) office (clerical and teahnicalj personnel including females.3) Abgeordnete and geamte (Delegates and Govt. Officials- seeTable I, Nos. 9 and Jo).This group includes a comparatively small body of officialsassigned mostly to technical and administrative supervision andcontrol.4) Auslandjsche Arbeiter (Fbreign workers), (for text seeIIIBbiii; see also Table I, NoI7).This term is commonly restricted to manual labourers anddoes not include service personnel and collaborationist leaders