File:German Third Reich SA NSKK (Nationalsozialistische Kraftfahrkorps) Obertruppführer, helmet (Sturzhelm), swastika armlet, brownshirt, SA bugle, dagger, Wehrmacht chaplain cap, etc. Lofoten Krigsminnemuseum, Norway 2019-05-08 DSC00254.jpg

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Photo taken on May 8, 2019 at the Lofoten War Memorial Museum (Lofoten Krigsminnemuseum) in Svolvær, Norway. The museum exhibits uniforms, militaria, smaller items, memorabilia, etc. related to World War II and the German occupation of Norway 1940 – 1945:
  • Nazi Germany (Third Reich) brownshirt uniform of a Obertruppführer in the National Socialist Motor Corps (German: Nationalsozialistische Kraftfahrkorps, NSKK)
    • Black leather motorcycle crash helmet (Schutzhelm/Sturzhelm), later design, with padded bumpers around and across top, ear and neck flaps, and a large metal eagle-and-swastika emblem (Nazi Party Parteiadler, "party eagle") and NSKK banner. (Schwarzer Ledersturmhelm/Sturzhelm mit umlaufendem Ring- und Kammwulst, seitlich mit Lüftungslöchern, vorn der aufgelegte Adler (Parteiadler Hoheitszeichen mit Hakenkreuz), mit gelaschtem Lederfutter, Ohrenschutz und Kinnriemen mit Schnalle.)
    • Brown blouse with four outer breast pockets
    • The ranks and insignia of the NSKK were a paramilitary rank system 1931 – 1945 based closely on the ranks and insignia of the Sturmabteilung (SA), of which the NSKK was originally a part
    • Obertruppführer rank insignia on the left collar tab/patch (Kragenspiegel, Kragenpatte)
    • Unit or group (Gruppe) collar patch on the right collar displaying the number of the wearer's company (Sturm), followed by the number of the motorized regiment (Standarte) of NSKK: 82/M35.
    • Side cap (Feldmütze) with a NSKK cloth patch, under shoulder strap (Schulterklappe) on right shoulder
    • NSKK diamond (Raute) on left sleeve. A Kraftfahrraute (Driver's-diamond) was originally worn by all NSKK members, on their lower left sleeve, but by September of 1939 only those who held one of the four classes of motor vehicle operator’s licenses were permitted to wear them.
    • Nazi Party (NSDAP) armlet/brassard (Kampfbinde, Hakenkreuzarmbinde,, "swastika armband")
    • SA belt buckle (Koppelschloss). Imperial War Museum, London: white metal twin-pronged belt buckle. A flat brass facia on which are two concentric circles of white metal ropes. A naturalistic SA eagle, with extended wings and head facing right, is within the centre. The eagle is clutching a wreath with a sunwheel-style swastika formed into a circle. The space between the two ropes consists of tightly spaced ribs over which at the bottom there are crossed laurel sprigs. See identification guide for the different types of Belt Buckles worn in Germany from 1931 until 1945 at germandaggers.com.
    • NSKK dagger (Dolch), similar to "SA service dagger" (SA-Dienstdolch), but with a black scabbard. See identification guide for the different types of daggers worn by members of various organizations in Germany from 1933 until 1945 at germandaggers.com.
    • Bugle with the NSKK eagle on top
See also uniforms and insignia of the Sturmabteilung
The NSKK (Nationalsozialistisches Kraftfahrkorps) was a motorized paramilitary organization under the auspices of the Nazi Party during the Third Reich. The members of this organization trained in the operation and maintenance of automobiles, trucks and motorcycles. NSKK members had a rank structure based on that of the SA (Sturmabteilung), and wore similar uniforms and insignia.
  • German army (Wehrmacht Heer) officer's visor cap with a Christian cross and violet Waffenfarbe piping for a military field chaplain (Feldprediger (protestant) and Feldkaplane (catholic) in German)
  • US made Christian educational calendar for January 1945 with Bible verses in Norwegian and painting of 'Jesus the Good Shepherd' by Josef Untersberger aka Giovanni
  • On the wall is the chaplain's armband
  • NSKK poster
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  • NSKK Stürzhelm, Hitlerjugend Schirmmütze
    NSKK Stürzhelm, Hitlerjugend Schirmmütze
  • NSKK helmet (early design)
    NSKK helmet (early design)
  • NSKK 1937
    NSKK 1937
  • NSKK 1943
    NSKK 1943

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