National Socialist Motor Corps

National Socialist Motor Corps

Nationalsozialistisches Kraftfahrkorps
Agency overview
Formed	1931
Dissolved	8 May 1945
Superseding agency	None
Type	Paramilitary
Jurisdiction	Germany
Agency executives	Adolf Hühnlein (1931–1942), Korpsführer Erwin Kraus (1942–1945), Korpsführer Obergruppenfuhrer Josef Seydel [de], Stabsführer
Parent agency	Nazi Party (NSDAP)

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.