Original German WWII Early NSKK Motor School EM/NCO Belt with Pebbled Aluminum Buckle Original Items

Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice WWII German National Sozialistisches Kraftfahr Korps (NSKK) EM/NCO’s Pebbled Aluminum Belt Buckle (Koppelschloß) with correct leather belt. It is embossed with the standard NSDAP Political eagle with downward sloping wings, and has a pebbled background over the entire field of the buckle. This example is a stamped aluminum single piece version of the buckle, with a brazed-on belt catch. The design is mostly identical to the SA buckle, however the pebbled aluminum version was only used by the NSKK Motor School.

The belt itself measures 39” when fully extended, and is maker marked Albert Rommeda / Bielefeld on the buckle end. The leather does show some wear, and has areas of dry rot and cracking, however it is overall quite nice, with most of the original black finish present. The adjustment tab was moved and one point, and the belt shortened by approximately 6 inches.

Overall a great example of a hard to find WW2 German Belt.

The development of the NSKK, National Sozialistisches Kraftfahr Korps, (National Socialist Motor Corps), can be traced back to 1923, when the SA introduced a Kraftfahr Abteilung, (Motor Section), to transport personnel as required. In 1928 the SA Motor section was expanded to Kraftfahrstaffeln, (Motor Squadrons). In an attempt to create a national motor corps the NSAK, National Sozialistisches Automobil Korps, (National Socialist Automobile Corps), was formed in April 1930 as an NSDAP auxiliary organization, which was subordinate to the SA.

In early 1931 Adolf Hühnlein was appointed as Chief of the NSAK and proposed a name change to NSKK, which was officially accepted in April 1931. Before the introduction of a standardized belt buckle the NSKK used the SA pattern rectangular buckle in a variety of styles usually nickel or chrome-plated over brass or steel.

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 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. There was also a French section of the NSKK which was organized after the German occupation of France began in 1940. The NSKK was the smallest of the NSDAP Party organizations.