Betriebsobmann

The term first came into being at the start of World War II and was unique only to the local level of the Nazi Party, known as the Ortsgruppen.

Translated as Shop Steward, or literally "Workers' Representative", the duties of the Betriebsobmann were generally the same as a labor union foreman and focused primary on the local level of war production as well as representing the interests of factory workers.

Later, as the war progressed, the Betriebsobmann were in charge of production quotas and often would report workers who were not meeting standards.

Betriebsobmann was divided into four levels of seniority, denoted by a letter placed after the title ranging from (A), (B), (C), and (D).

In all, the following were the various levels of seniority: The position of Betriebsobmann was not an actual political rank, but rather a title.