Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_National_Socialist_Workers'_Party_of_Denmark Knowpia

The ranks and insignia of the National Socialist Workers' Party of Denmark were the paramilitary rank system used by the National Socialist Workers' Party of Denmark (Danmarks Nationalsocialistiske Arbejderparti, abbr. DNSAP) in Denmark during World War II. Initially, the DNSAP, along with all other political parties in Denmark, were not allowed to wear ranks as part of the Danish prohibition of uniforms (Danish: Uniformsforbud).^[1] It was only after the German invasion of Denmark DNSAP began to wear ranks and uniforms.^[2]

General ranks edit

Shoulder	Rank	Translation
Party leadership
	Partileder	Party leader
National leadership
	Landsleder	National leader
	Landsafdelingsleder	National department leader
	Landsgruppeleder	National group leader
	Landsfuldmægtig	National head clerk
	Landsskriver	National clerk
Syssel staff
	Stabsafdelingsleder	Staff department leader
	Stabsgruppeleder	Staff group leader
	Stabsfuldmægtig	Staff head clerk
	Stabsskriver	Staff clerk
Syssel
	Syssel leder	Syssel leader
	Syssel afdelingsleder	Syssel department leader
	Syssel gruppeleder	Syssel group leader
	Syssel fuldmægtig	Syssel head clerk
	Syssel skriver	Syssel clerk
Herred
	Herredsleder	Hundred leader
	Herredsafdelingsleder	Hundred department leader
	Herredsgruppeleder	Hundred group leader
	Herredsfuldmægtig	Hundred head clerk
	Herredsskriver	Hundred clerk
Afdeling
	Afdelingsleder	Department leader
	Afdelingsgruppeleder	Department group leader
	Afdelingsfuldmægtig	Department head clerk
	Afdelingsskriver	Department clerk
Source:^[3]^[4]

Hird and Skjoldunge edit

Danmarks Nationalsocialistiske Ungdom [da] (transl. National Socialist Youth, abbr. N.S.U.) was the youth organisation within the DNSAP, created in 1934.^[5]

Collar	Rank	Translation
	Landsungdomsfører	National youth leader
	Storbannefører	Senior banner leader
	Bannefører	Banner leader
	Stammefører	Unit leader
	Storhirdfører	Senior hird leader
	Hirdfører	Hird leader
	Følgefører	Companion leader
	Hirdmand or Skjoldunge	Hird Man or Shield child
Source: ^[6]

Storm Afdeling edit

The Storm Afdeling (transl. Storm Troopers) was based on the Sturmabteilung.

Initially, there were seven ranks in the SA:^[7]

Øverste SA-Fører (Supreme leader of the storm troopers)
SA-Divisionsfører (Leader of several Columns)
SA-Kolonnensfører (Leader a Column of 3 or 4 Storms)
SA-Stormfører (Leader of a Storm of four Groups)
SA-Gruppefører (Leader of a Group of 10-20 men)
SA-Sektionsfører (Leader of a Section of 3-9 men)
SA-Mænd (Storm Trooper)

The ranks were later expanded:

Collar insignia	SA Rank	Translation
	SA-Stabschefen	Chief of staff
	SA-Divisionsfører	Division leader
	SA-Brigadefører	Brigade leader
	SA-Kommandant	Commandant
	SA-Overfylkefører	Senior district leader
	SA-Fylkefører	District leader
	SA-Kolonnensfører	Column leader
	SA-Overstormfører	Senior assault leader
	SA-Stormfører	Assault leader
	SA-Overgruppefører	Senior group leader
	SA-Gruppefører	Group leader
	SA-Sektionsfører	Section leader
	SA-Menig	Private
Source:^[8]^[9]

Landsarbejdstjenesten edit

The Landsarbejdstjeneste (transl. National Labour Service) was created on 20 April 1941 and was based on the German Reich Labour Service.^[10]

Collar	Rank (German)	Translation	Danish Army equivalent^[11]
	Landsarbejdsfører (Reichsarbeitsführer)	National labour leader
	Generalarbejdsfører (Generalarbeitsführer)	General labour leader	General
	Overarbejdsfører (Oberarbeitsführer)	Senior labour leader	Colonel
	Arbejdsfører (Arbeitsführer)	Labour leader	Lieutenant colonel
	Overfeltmester (Oberfeldmeister)	Senior field master	Captain
	Feltmester (Feldmeister)	Field master	Lieutenant
	Overvagtmester (Oberwachtmeister)	Senior watch-master	Officiant
	Vagtmester (Wachtmeister)	Watch-master	Sergeant
	Overtropsfører (Obertruppführer)	Senior troop leader	Corporal
	Tropsfører (Truppführer)	Troop leader	Junior corporal
	Arbejdsmand (Arbeitsmann)	Working man
Source:^[12]

References edit

Citations

^ Krake 2017.
^ Littlejohn 1987a, p. 72.
^ Littlejohn 1987a, pp. 72–77.
^ DNSAP 1942, pp. 242–247.
^ Littlejohn 1987a, pp. 82.
^ Littlejohn 1987a, pp. 82–83.
^ Littlejohn 1987a, pp. 79–80.
^ Littlejohn 1987b, pp. 276–277.
^ DNSAP 1942, pp. 255–256.
^ Littlejohn 1987a, p. 90.
^ Averhoff 1941, p. 71.
^ Littlejohn 1987b, pp. 279–280.

Bibliography

Averhoff, A. (July 1941). "Landsarbejdstjenestens Organisation". DNSAP's Maanedsbreve (in Danish). 6 (4). Bovrup: Main office of the DNSAP.
DNSAP (1942). DNSAP Lommebog 1943 (in Danish).
Krake, Kristina (23 October 2017). "Uniformsforbud, 1933-1952". danmarkshistorien.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 17 October 2020.
Littlejohn, David (1987a). Foreign Legions of the Third Reich. Volume 1. United States of America: R. James Publishing. ISBN 0-912138-17-3.
Littlejohn, David (1987b). Foreign Legions of the Third Reich. Volume 2. United States of America: R. James Publishing. ISBN 0-912138-22-X.