Hitler's Armed Forces Auxiliaries

Historian, writer and illustrator Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage is the author of numerous books. His interests include World War II and medieval and French history. He lives in Groningen, Netherlands.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments delete vIntroduction delete 1Chapter 1: Organisation Todt delete 5Fritz Todt delete 5Autobahns (Motorways) delete 6The West Wall delete 9Fritz Todt’s Mysterious Death delete 13Albert Speer and Xaver Dorsch delete 16The OT During the War delete 20Structure of the OT delete 21OT-Militia (OT-SK) delete 25Ranks of the OT delete 26Uniforms and Insignia delete 27Cadres and Slave Labor delete 33Fortifications delete 38U–Boat Pens delete 43Protection of Industry delete 48Revenge Weapons delete 49Hitler’s HQ Bunkers delete 52Public Shelters and ­Anti-aircraft Towers delete 54Aftermath delete 57Chapter 2: Deutsche Arbeitsfront (DAF) and Reicharbeitsdienst (RAD)—German Labor Front and National Work Service delete 59Creation and Purposes of the DAF delete 59Robert Ley delete 60Organization of the DAF delete 62DAF Werkscharen delete 67Schönheit der Arbeit delete 68Kraft durch Freude (KdF) delete 68Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD) delete 73Women’s Labor Service delete 77Structure of the RAD delete 78Prewar Tasks of the RAD delete 81The RAD at War delete 84Pro-Nazi Foreign Labor Services delete 86Militarization of the RAD delete 87Ranks of the RAD delete 89Uniforms of the RAD delete 91Insignia, Flags and Dagger of the RAD delete 100Chapter 3: Nationalsozialistisches Kraftfahrer Korps (NSKK) delete 104Origins of the Motorized Corps delete 104Structure of the NSKK delete 107Prewar Tasks of the NSKK delete 108Marine-NSKK delete 114NSKK and Organisation Todt delete 114The NSKK at War delete 115Foreign Volunteers delete 117Transportkorps Speer delete 120Militarization of the NSKK delete 122Ranks delete 123Insignia delete 124Uniforms delete 129Aftermath delete 136Chapter 4: Deutscher Volkssturm (German Popular Home Guard) delete 138Situation in the Winter of 1944–45 delete 138Creation of the Volkssturm delete 138Command delete 141Organization delete 142Uniforms delete 144Ranks delete 149Weapons delete 149The Volkssturm at War delete 154Aftermath delete 156Chapter 5: Other Military Affiliated Units delete 158Sturm Abteilung (SA) delete 159Waffen SS delete 162Hitler Youth (HJ) delete 168Nazi Flyers Corps (NSFK) delete 170National German Railway Company (DRG) delete 178Ordnungspolizei (Orpo) delete 182German Postal Service delete 185Conclusion delete 189Appendix: World War II Chronology delete 193Bibliography delete 201Index delete 203