Ranks and insignia of the National Socialist Motor Corps
The ranks and insignia of the National Socialist Motor Corps (Nationalsozialistisches Kraftfahrkorps, abbr. NSKK) were a paramilitary rank system in Germany used between the years of 1931 and 1945. They were based closely on the ranks and insignia of the Sturmabteilung (SA), of which the NSKK was originally a part.
Rank insignia[edit]
| Collar insignia[1] | Shoulder insignia | NSKK rank[2][3] | Translation | Heer equivalent[3] |
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Korpsführer | Corps leader | Generalfeldmarschall |
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Obergruppenführer | Senior group leader | General |
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Gruppenführer | Group leader | Generalleutnant | |
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Brigadeführer | Brigade leader | Generalmajor | |
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Oberführer | Senior leader | Oberst |
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Standartenführer | Regiment leader | Oberst | |
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Oberstaffelführer | Senior squadron leader | Oberstleutnant | |
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Staffelführer | Squadron leader | Major | |
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Hauptsturmführer | Chief assault leader | Hauptmann |
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Obersturmführer | Senior assault leader | Oberleutnant | |
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Sturmführer | Assault leader | Leutnant | |
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Haupttruppführer | Head troop leader | No equivalent | |
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Obertruppführer | Senior troop leader | Stabsfeldwebel | |
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Truppführer | Troop leader | Hauptfeldwebel | |
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Oberscharführer | Senior squad leader | Oberfeldwebel | |
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Scharführer | Squad leader | Unteroffizier | |
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Rottenführer | Section leader | Obergefreiter | |
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Sturmmann | Storm trooper | Gefreiter | |
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None | Mann | Trooper | Soldat |
Unit Insignia[edit]
For all ranks of Oberstaffelführer and below, the NSKK displayed a unit collar patch, worn on the right collar, opposite the badge of rank. This unit badge displayed a member's Sturm (Company) number, followed by the number of the motorised regiment to which they belonged within the National Socialist Motor Corps.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Nationalsozialistisches Kraftfahrkorps (NSKK) Regulation Collar Tabs". GermanDaggers.com. 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ Weiß, Hermann (2002). "Appendix". Biographisches Lexikon zum Dritten Reich [Biographical lexicon to the Third Reich] (in German). Frankfurt on Main: Fischer. ISBN 978-3596130863.
- ^ a b CIA (24 August 1999). "Records Integration Title Book" (PDF). p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 23, 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2018.