| Nationalsozialistisches Fliegerkorps - NSFK | |
 NSFK pennant | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 15 April 1937 |
| Preceding agency | |
| Dissolved | 8 May 1945 |
| Jurisdiction |  Nazi GermanyOccupied Europe |
| Agency executives |
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TheNational Socialist Flyers Corps (German:Nationalsozialistisches Fliegerkorps;NSFK) was aparamilitary aviation organization of theNazi Party.
NSFK was founded 15 April 1937 as a successor to theGerman Air Sports Association; the latter had been active during the years when a German air force was forbidden by theTreaty of Versailles. The NSFK organization was based closely on the para-military organization of theSturmabteilung (SA). A similar group was theNational Socialist Motor Corps (NSKK). During the early years of its existence, the NSFK conducted military aviation training ingliders and privateairplanes.
Friedrich Christiansen, originally aGeneralleutnant then later aLuftwaffeGeneral der Flieger, was NSFKKorpsführer from 15 April 1937 until 26 June 1943, followed byGeneraloberstAlfred Keller until 8 May 1945.Hermann Goering asReich Marshal was nominal head of the NSFK and was occasionally consulted on issues surrounding heavy transport, as at theBattle of Stalingrad.
Theparamilitary rank system was in use by the NSFK between the years of 1933 and 1945. The ranks were designed after paramilitary rank titles of theSturmabteilung. Most ranks of the NSFK were also used by theNational Socialist Motor Corps which maintained its ownparamilitary rank system.
As with most Nazi paramilitary groups, rank patches were worn on a single collar opposite a badge of unit membership. The exception was for the ranksStandartenführer and above which displayed rank insignia on both collars.
As of 1937, the final rank pattern of the National Socialist Flyer Corps was as follows:[1][2][3]
| Insignia | NSFK Rank | Translation | Luftwaffe equivalent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collar | Shoulder | |||
 |  | Korpsführer | Corps Leader | Generalfeldmarschall |
 |  | Ehrenführer | Honorary Leader | Generaloberst |
 | Obergruppenführer | Senior Group Leader | General | |
 | Gruppenführer | Group Leader | Generalleutnant | |
 | Brigadeführer | Brigade Leader | Generalmajor | |
 | Oberführer | Senior Leader | Oberst | |
 | Standartenführer | Regiment Leader | Oberst | |
 | Obersturmbannführer | Senior Assault Unit Leader | Oberstleutnant | |
 | Sturmbannführer | Assault Unit Leader | Major | |
 |  | Hauptsturmführer | Chief Assault Leader | Hauptmann |
 | Obersturmführer | Senior Assault Leader | Oberleutnant | |
 | Untersturmführer | Junior Assault Leader | Leutnant | |
 |  | Obertruppführer | Senior Troop Leader | Stabsfeldwebel |
 | Truppführer | Troop Leader | Hauptfeldwebel | |
 | Oberscharführer | Senior Squad Leader | Oberfeldwebel | |
 | Scharführer | Squad Leader | Unteroffizier | |
 | Rottenführer | Section Leader | Obergefreiter | |
 | Sturmmann | Storm Trooper | Gefreiter | |
 | Mann | Trooper | Flieger | |
| None | Anwärter | Candidate | None | |
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| Other | |
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