Ranks and insignia of the National Socialist Motor Corps

The Ranks and insignia of the National Socialist Motor Corps (Nationalsozialistisches Kraftfahrkorps, or NSKK) were a paramilitary rank system used between the years of 1931 and 1945. The ranks were based closely on the ranks and insignia of the Sturmabteilung (SA), of which the NSKK had originally been a part.

Rank Insignia

NSKK Rank Translation Army Equivalent
Korpsführer Corps Leader Colonel-General
Obergruppenführer Senior Group Leader General
Gruppenführer Group Leader Lieutenant General
Brigadeführer Brigade Leader Major General
Oberführer Senior Leader (none)
Standartenführer Regiment Leader Colonel
Oberstaffelführer Senior Squadron Leader Lieutenant Colonel
Staffelführer Squadron Leader Major
Hauptsturmführer Head Storm Leader Captain
Obersturmführer Senior Storm Leader First Lieutenant
Sturmführer Storm Leader Second Lieutenant
Haupttruppführer Head Troop Leader Sergeant Major
Obertruppführer Senior Troop Leader Master Sergeant
Truppführer Troop Leader Staff Sergeant
Oberscharführer Senior Squad Leader Sergeant
Scharführer Squad Leader Corporal
Rottenführer Section Leader Lance-Corporal
Obersturmmann Senior Storm Trooper Private First Class
Sturmmann Storm Trooper Private

Unit Insignia

For all ranks 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 motorized regiment to which they belonged within the National Socialist Motor Corps.