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In special cases arctic or tropical clothing i salso issued*NCO's from the rank of Truppftthrer and upwards received thefollowing items:1 cap1 Jacket1 pair of trousers2 Swastika brassards2 •Org. Todt 1 brassards1 overcoat (in winter only)** ^:'''?->&g£'£'J^$^ iIn operational zone Front-OT, they furthermore receive:1 field pack1 bread bag1 water bottle1 mess kit (with knife* fork and spoon)In special cases arctic and tropical clothing i salso issued*All the above listed clothing and equipment have to be turned inon discharge from the OT* Additional items of clothing, such asextra underclothing ami socks, are to be bought by the OT member himself*The individual camps issue blankets and in some oases also messkitswhich have to turned in when a man is moved* As of February 1943>every man in EGW had to have a gas-mask and a steel helmet*Every German OT-member and those collaborationists who arepermitted to carry a Dienstbuch (Schutz kommando or Security Guard menfor the most part) are armed. The arms come from Wehrmacht depotsand are* for the greater part* Beuteware (captured or requisitionedequipment)* Thus, in January 1944* an order was issued that Germannationals in OBL CHERBOURG should be given a French rifle* 196 roundsof ammunition, a cartridge belt and rifle cleaning equipments Later,in May 1944, a rifle was issued to every "Frontarbeiter 1 ** In addition,from the rank of Obermeister (Corporal), upwards, each man was issueda pistol* From Bauftthrer or Frontf&hret* (Lieutenant) upwards* a machinepistol was issued* Trusted collaborationists are likewise issued arms*136* DecorationsMembers of the OT may be awarded Wehrmacht decorations* Thefollowing medals are listed in the OT Dienstbaorh (Bay and Identity Book):1* Schutzwallehrenzeichen German Defence West Wall Medal2* Verwundetenabzeichen Wound Badge3* Eisernes Kreuz I* & II* KLasse Iron Cross I* & II* class4* Spange ztm Eisernen Kreuz Bar to Iron Cross5* Rettungsmedaille am Bande Life Saving Medal with Ribbon6* Ostmedaille Eastern Front Medal7* Kriegsverdienstkreuz I* & II War Service of Merit CrossKlasse mit & ohne Schwerter I & II class with and withoutswords*8* Kriegsverdienstmedaille War Service of Merit Medal*Established by a HITLSR decree of February 1944* the Dr. SRPFZTODT FREIS is awarded to scientists* inventors* and engineers foroutstanding contributions in the field of weapons* ammunitions* andMilitary equipment, and for inventions and processes resulting in asaving of manpower, raw materials* and electro-power in the productionof war materials* The prize is awarded in three grades: