WWII GERMAN NSFK IDENTIFICATION BOOKLET
The National Socialist Flyers Corps (Nationalsozialistisches Fliegerkorps; NSFK) was a paramilitary organization of the Nazi Party that was founded in the early 1930s during the years when a German Air Force was forbidden by the Treaty of Versailles. The organization was based closely on the organization of the Sturmabteilung (SA) and maintained a system of paramilitary ranks closely associated with the SA. A similar group was the National Socialist Motor Corps.
During the early years of its existence, the NSFK conducted military aviation training in gliders and private airplanes. When Nazi Germany formed the Luftwaffe, many NSFK members transferred. As all such prior NSFK members were also Nazi Party members; this gave the new Luftwaffe a strong Nazi ideological base in contrast to the other branches of the German military, who were composed of "Old Guard" officers from the German aristocracy.
The National Socialist Flyers Corps continued to exist after the Luftwaffe was founded, but to a much smaller degree. During World War II, the NSFK mainly performed air defense duties such as reserve anti-aircraft service.
This page is a recognition and identification guide for WWII German collectibles. Multiple
detailed photos of a specific sample are provided. Descriptions point out clearly defined points
that should be noted.
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propaganda posters in the collector's market is illustrated.
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The item featured on this page is an identification booklet for a member of the NSFK. As issued during
the Third reich.
The design of the booklet consists of a gray softcover, bearing the logo of the NSFK, which conssists of
a man with the arms extended to the side. Wings displayed around the arms. The letters NSFK are scrolled
above the person. A swastika is displayed in front of the legs.
The document has multiple pages with various hand-written entries. A black and white photo of the soldier
is attached to one of the pages.
Many German documents and paperwork are currently being
reproduced.
It is becoming more difficult to
be able to tell the fake ones from the real ones because the quality of the reproductions is improving.
The collector must become familiarized with the construction style and materials employed in the
manufacturing of the items. Attention to the details is critical in order to be able to determine
the authenticity of the German paper collectibles.
If you have an interest is seeing other paperwork from the Third Reich, you can do so by going
to our
WWII German Paperwork
identification guide. Where we cover Heer (Army), Navy (Kriegsmarine), Air Force (Luftwaffe),
political, civil service, homefront and many more areas.
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