National Socialist Motor Corps

National Socialist Motor Corps
Nationalsozialistisches Kraftfahrkorps
Agency overview
Formed1931
Dissolved8 May 1945
Superseding agency
  • None
TypeParamilitary
Jurisdiction Germany
Agency executives
Parent agency Nazi Party (NSDAP)
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NSKK standard

The National Socialist Motor Corps (German: Nationalsozialistisches Kraftfahrkorps, NSKK)[1] was a paramilitary organization of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) that officially existed from May 1931 to 1945. The group was a successor organisation to the older National Socialist Automobile Corps (German: Nationalsozialistisches Automobilkorps, NSAK), which had existed since April 1930.

The NSKK served as a training organization, mainly instructing members in the operation and maintenance of high-performance motorcycles and automobiles. The NSKK was further used to transport NSDAP and SA members, and also served as a roadside assistance group in the mid-1930s. The outbreak of World War II in Europe led to recruitment among NSKK ranks to serve in the transport corps of various German military branches. A French section of the NSKK was also organised after the German occupation of France began in 1940. The NSKK was the smallest of the Nazi Party organizations.

  1. ^ McNab 2011, p. 45.