R.A.D. and O.T. units in the East

Jason Long · Post by **Jason Long** » Sat Jan 18, 2003 1:33 pm

I have a number of army-level OBs from units in the East that list units like RAD K 44, 45, 132 and O.T. 29 and 37. Were these really construction units of the RAD and Organization Todt?
Does anyone have info on their composition and activities?

Jason

Dutch_Rad_collector · Post by **Dutch_Rad_collector** » Wed May 12, 2004 1:55 pm

Hmm. intresing Question, I am only intested with there labor work in germany itself prewar. But i will have a look for u.

Greetz, Brian

Jason Long · Post by **Jason Long** » Wed May 12, 2004 2:48 pm

Thanks, I'll look forward to anything that you might dig up.

Jason

Jason Pipes · Post by **Jason Pipes** » Wed May 12, 2004 9:32 pm

Jason, they were indeed. RAD and OT units were routinely organized and sent to serve on the Eastern Front. Some RAD units even saw service on anti-partisan operations. Somewhere I believe I have a listing of the many RAD units that were formed in or served on the Eastern Front.

Christoph Awender · Post by **Christoph Awender** » Thu May 13, 2004 12:03 am

Hello!

As Jason Pipes said RAD units were often involved in security and guard activities in the rear army area. Here some related photos.

Captured dispersed russian soldiers during a clearing operation

Guarding prisoners

\Christoph

Dutch_Rad_collector · Post by **Dutch_Rad_collector** » Thu May 13, 2004 1:42 am

Wow Nice pics, are they in your collection ?

Christoph Awender · Post by **Christoph Awender** » Thu May 13, 2004 2:35 am

Dutch_Rad_collector wrote:Wow Nice pics, are they in your collection ?

Hello!

The first and the last are original Propaganda photos in my collection. The others I posted are from a book printed in 1943.

\Christoph

Dutch_Rad_collector · Thu May 13, 2004 10:42 am

Christoph Awender wrote:
Dutch_Rad_collector wrote:Wow Nice pics, are they in your collection ?
Hello!

The first and the last are original Propaganda photos in my collection. The others I posted are from a book printed in 1943.

\Christoph

There are nice

the.warlord1944 · Post by **the.warlord1944** » Sun May 23, 2004 12:54 pm

i`ve got a book in my collection

ein winter ohne gnade
osteindrucke eine ot-kriegsberichters

it was written in 1942 or 1943 and is about the experiences of a organisation todt kriegsberichter about the eastern front.
havent read it yet but will be an experience i think.

SvenW · Post by **SvenW** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 1:02 am

The main role of the RAD in Russia was as an engineer troop, for change the russian railways to the normal continental meassurements (like my grandfather at his first russian turn) for example.

As you can see at some photos, they had only old weapons like the G98 and the MG 08 and/or MG 08/15.

Sven.

estonian · Post by **estonian** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 10:58 am

RAD soldiers in Estonia

Journalisten besuchen die in der Nähe von Viljandi / Fellin im Wald arbeitsdienstleistenden deutschen Männer (RAD)

sloma1 · Post by **sloma1** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 3:39 am

Hi

K44, M5 1/26, 2/26, 3/26 and M336 W37 were ausbildung kompanie for 15SS Div "Lettland" and fought near RAD Lager Torun (Thorn). It was lettland kompanies from POWs Lager (ex. Stalag IB Hohenstein-Olsztynek). They had few weapons, most of them had old Lebel and Mannlicher. Circa a 25 Jan 45 they ran away to Bydgoszcz (Bromberg) with 15SS. Parts of RAD with soldiers from KM and Fl.H.Kdo and Ersatz Inf. Btl. fought west of Festung Thorn and were surround in Thorner Kessel (triangle Toruń-Bydgoszcz-Unislaw: Thorn-Bromberg-Unislau)ond on Wisla River (Weichsel). Many of them was killed by Russians nord-west of Bromberg (500-600). 140 of them was killed near Dabrowka (west of Bydgoszcz).They hadn't guns and equipment. Sorry, my english is not well but if You have any informations,OBs about Festung Thorn or Thorn neighbourhood (Wehrkreis XX Danzig) please send me mail: [email protected]
best regards
sloma

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R.A.D. and O.T. units in the East

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