Organization Todt

  • Todt Organization
  • OT
Identifier
433
Type of Entity
Corporate Body

History

Organization Todt formed Nazi-sponsored, paramilitary labor battalions. This German military organization was dedicated to heavy construction and utilized concentration camp labor. OT also operated in the rearguard of Einsatzgruppen activity. It was headed by Dr. Fritz Todt until his death in 1942.

Places

  • Founded in Germany.

Sources

  • Dictionary of the Holocaust : Biography, geography, and terminology / E.J. Epstein, P. Rosen. – Westport, 1997. – p. 308