Germany - Third Reich: NSKK National Socialist Motor Corps enamelled Rally Plaque for the 1933 Destination Border Rally at Karlsruhe in Baden, now Baden-Württemberg. Reverse being makers stamp for L. Christian Lauer of Nurnberg.
Condition: slight stress cracks to the enamelling, otherwise some loss to same, overall Very Fine.
Measuring approximately 110 mm in height, and 79 mm in width, this plaque is bronzed and enamelled, and bears the German wording: ‘Zielfahrt Grenzlandkundgebung Karlsruhe i.B. 1933’ this inset into its enamel surround either side of the eagle insignia of the N.S.K.K.
The National Socialist Motor Corps (Nationalsozialistisches Kraftfahrkorps, NSKK) was a paramilitary organisation 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 (NSAK), which had existed since April 1930.
The NSKK served as a training organisation, mainly instructing members in the operation and maintenance of high performance motorcycles and automobiles. The NSKK was further used to transport NSDAP and SA officials/members. The NSKK also served as a roadside assistance group in the mid-1930s, comparable to the modern-day American Automobile Association or the British Automobile Association. With the outbreak of World War II NSKK ranks were recruited to serve in the transport corps of various German military branches. It was the smallest of the Nazi Party organisations.
