National Socialist Motor Corps
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The National Socialist Motor Corps was a paramilitary organization of Nazi Germany responsible for motorized transport training and support for the regime’s military and party activities.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nazi organization
ⓘ
motor transport organization ⓘ paramilitary organization ⓘ |
| abbreviation | NSKK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| activity |
operating motor pools for the Nazi Party
ⓘ
participating in German rearmament efforts ⓘ propaganda events and rallies logistics ⓘ supporting military supply columns ⓘ supporting occupation authorities in conquered territories ⓘ training civilian and party members in driving ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1945 ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy | Allied Control Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Adolf Hitler
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nazi Party leadership NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Munich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | Nazism ⓘ |
| inception | 1931 ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| legalStatusAfterWar | declared a criminal organization in postwar denazification (with some limitations) ⓘ |
| membership | hundreds of thousands of members at its peak ⓘ |
| membershipPolicy | restricted to so-called Aryans ⓘ |
| nativeName | Nationalsozialistisches Kraftfahrkorps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Adolf Hühnlein
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Erwin Kraus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Nazi Party paramilitary apparatus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Nazi Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | far-right ⓘ |
| precededBy | National Socialist Motor Corps (SA Motor Unit) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reorganizedAsIndependentFromSA | 1934 ⓘ |
| role |
driver training
ⓘ
logistical support for Nazi Party activities ⓘ maintenance of motor vehicles ⓘ motorized transport training ⓘ support for Wehrmacht transport and logistics ⓘ support for military operations in occupied territories ⓘ support for police and SS operations ⓘ traffic control and convoy organization ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Sturmabteilung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subOrganization |
NSKK Luftwaffe units
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NSKK Marine units NERFINISHED ⓘ NSKK Motor-Hitlerjugend liaison units NERFINISHED ⓘ NSKK Motorbrigaden NERFINISHED ⓘ NSKK Transportbrigaden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbol | NSKK winged wheel and swastika insignia ⓘ |
| uniform | brown paramilitary uniform ⓘ |
| usedFor |
militarization of German motoring
ⓘ
preparation of drivers for wartime service ⓘ |
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