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.
| Collar insignia [1] | Shoulder insignia | NSKK rank [2] [3] | Translation | Heer equivalent [3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | Korpsführer | Corps leader | Generalfeldmarschall |
 |  | Obergruppenführer | Senior group leader | General |
 | Gruppenführer | Group leader | Generalleutnant | |
 | Brigadeführer | Brigade leader | Generalmajor | |
 |  | Oberführer | Senior leader | Oberst |
 | Standartenführer | Regiment leader | Oberst | |
 | Oberstaffelführer | Senior squadron leader | Oberstleutnant | |
 | Staffelführer | Squadron leader | Major | |
 |  | Hauptsturmführer | Chief assault leader | Hauptmann |
 | Obersturmführer | Senior assault leader | Oberleutnant | |
 | Sturmführer | Assault leader | Leutnant | |
 | Haupttruppführer | Head troop leader | No equivalent | |
 | Obertruppführer | Senior troop leader | Stabsfeldwebel | |
 | Truppführer | Troop leader | Hauptfeldwebel | |
 | Oberscharführer | Senior squad leader | Oberfeldwebel | |
 | Scharführer | Squad leader | Unteroffizier | |
 | Rottenführer | Section leader | Obergefreiter | |
 | Sturmmann | Storm trooper | Gefreiter | |
 | None | Mann | Trooper | Soldat |
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.
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The uniforms and insignia of the Schutzstaffel (SS) served to distinguish its Nazi paramilitary ranks between 1925 and 1945 from the ranks of the Wehrmacht, the German state, and the Nazi Party.
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Hauptsturmführer was a Nazi Party paramilitary rank that was used in several Nazi organizations such as the SS, NSKK and the NSFK. The rank of Hauptsturmführer was a mid-level commander and had equivalent seniority to a captain (Hauptmann) in the German Army and also the equivalency of captain in foreign armies.
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The National Socialist Flyers Corps was a paramilitary aviation organization of the Nazi Party.
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Adolf Hühnlein was a German soldier and Nazi Party (NSDAP) official. He was the Korpsführer of the National Socialist Motor Corps (NSKK) from 1933 until his death in 1942.
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Hermann Höfle was a German SS and police official during the Nazi era who served as SS and Police Leader (HSSPF).
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Legion Speer was a Nazi German paramilitary motor transportation corps founded in 1942. The members of the Legion were non-German citizens, and as such could not belong to the Nationalsozialistisches Kraftfahrkorps (NSKK). The legion was disbanded in 1944, and its members absorbed into the Transportkorps Speer. It was named after Albert Speer.
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