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Reoklinghausen Recklinghausen. Co-operates with RK Recklinghausen. Theodor Kflrnerstrasse 25* Nov. 1944. OBL w Diana w History; References to this OBL, in EG Ruhrgebiet, found in captured documents, 1943 through 1944* OBL "Eder* 1944 Chief: Hauptbauleiter VOLGT. History; References to OBL "Eder" and to OBL "MBhne" (see below), both in EG Ruhrgebiet, were found in captured documents, 1943 through 1944. Althou^x the names of these OBL f s suggests a connection between them and reconstruction attempts of the Eder-MBhne Dam, their location in the Ruhrgebiet does not warrant such an assumptions talpo.it OBL "MPhne" Chief; Oberbauleiter QUAST. History; See OBL "Eder H above* EINSATZ EQUIVALENT TO RI X Extent; Schleswig-Holstein. talpo.it OBL LOCATIONS: Hamburg* Co-operates with RI Hamburg, Alsterufer 4-5« Jan 1945» Bremen HQ; Bremen. Co-operates with BK Bremen, RSvekamp 12* Jan. 1945. History; It is possible that tt bremen" was a code designation for an QBL sector in the West Wall region. For lack of evidence it is however, recorded here, as the only OBL outside of the West Wall region, established in Germany as early as 1938/40* talpo.it OBL "griesland" History; Reference to OBL "Friesland" found in_two captured documents; exact location unknown, but believed to be in Oldenburg. Hamburg Hamburg* Co-operates with RK Hamburg, Alsterufer 4-5# Jan. 1945* Kiel Kiel, Co-operates with HK Kiel, Karlstrasse 46, Jan* 1945. Hohn. Jan. 1945* Nordfriesland -217
Matters of policy, as decided upon by the German Supreme Co&mand of the Armed Forces, and insofar as they affect the OT, are put into execution by the chiefs of the Einsatzgruppen in conjunction with the commanding general of the corresponding military theatre or sector of operations. Construction plans affecting EGW, for example, were drawn up under direction of its Chief, Oberbaudirektor WEISS. (Ife is at the same time RJNDSTEDT's chief engineer (General Ingenieur beim Oberbefehlshaber West)). To carry the example further, estimates of requirements for raw material, drawn up on the basis of a long term construction programme (of at least six months duration) were then submitted to the OTZ by EGHT, along with the actual plans. Approval by the latter was a matter of routine, provided the plans submitted conformed in general to the strategic policy laid down by the Supreme Command for the theatre of operations occupied by EGW (France, Belgium, and the Netherlands). The material was then allotted to EGW, through the OTZ by virtue of SEBER's authority in the matter of priority allotment of essential war material* The actual shipments were made through Wehrmacht channels (Hauptverkehrsdienst or Central Traffic Service) and were labelled Wehrmachtgut (Armed Forces property). For discussion on the administration of supplies, see II Fa. OTZ's sphere of authority in the matter of recruitment of manpower is discussed in the part oft Manpower (IV D). talpo.it 25« "Farmanent Organisation*• Chain of Command A decree, sigied by SFEKR on 24 September 1943* ordered the normalisation of OT administrative levels in all theatres of operation along the following uniform chain of command. 1. Einsatzgruppe (EG: Area Control Staff: Army Group Level) 2. Einsatz (E: Area Control Staff; Army Level) 3. Oberbauleitung (OBL: Basic OT Construction Sector ana Administrative HQ) 4. Bauleitung (BL: Sub-Sector) 5. Abschnittsbauleitung (ABL: Local Supervisory Staff) 6. Baustelle (Construction Site) talpo.it All of these terms, with the exception of that of Binsatzgruppe, had existed in the OT since its inception in 1938* but they had never been uniformly defined. This was particularly true of the designations, Einsatz and Abschnittsbauleitung. The uniformity in terminology which the decree attempted to establish in German occupied territory was not realised in practice until the OT evacuated into Germany (see II Ab "Current Organization"). Reasons for the ineffectiveness of the decree in the case of the EGW and elsewhere are outlined in IA7 and IIAa 27 and 30. talpo.it 26. "Permanent Organisation". The Einsatzgruppe. (EG; Area Control "Staff, Army Group Level). The term Einsatzgruppe* was first identified in Oct 1941 in connection with the creation of Einsatzgruppe West (see Part V). From Einsatzgruppe downwards, the OT should be visualised, not in the form of a hierarchy of units, but rather as a theatre of construction operations controlled by various levels of administrative staffs, of which the Einsatzgruppe (Area Control Staff on Army Group Level) is the highest. The Binsatzgruppe West (EGMT) comprising France, Belgium and the Netherlands is used throughout this book as a model, inasmuch as it represented the "permanent" type of OT organization to a greater extent than any other Einsatzgruppe. Other Einsatzgruppen are, however, discussed wherever they are believed to be of interest for purposes of comparison. Although the OTZ issued the general regulations governing administrative and operational policy, the Einsatzgruppe is an executive and operational unit in its own domain. The administrative organization of each Einsatzgruppe is basically alike; there are, however, - 26
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Page 23 and 24: FOREWORD Just as an OT construction
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Page 27 and 28: BASIC FACTS ABOUT THE ORGANISATION
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Page 31 and 32: 1. Definition PART I HISTORY OF THE
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Page 37 and 38: OT units was that of Bautrupps (Con
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Page 45 and 46: 11. OT Construction Activities 1942
Page 47 and 48: Persistent bombings of Prance by th
Page 49 and 50: In case of Allied landings. In the
Page 51 and 52: was responsible. Repair work could
Page 53 and 54: Factors militating against complete
Page 55 and 56: personnel to Germans remains at lea
Page 57 and 58: 1* Rationalization^ on a nation wid
Page 59 and 60: .•* (Construction Sites), in this
Page 61 and 62: The project itself cannot be accept
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Page 65 and 66: areas within the Reich; (3) Einsatz
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Page 77 and 78: with the Wehrmacht and with civil a
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