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Bookmark or Share- The role of the SA and the SS - The Holocaust ExplainedThe Nazi Party’s paramilitary organisation were the Sturm Abeilung, more commonly known as the SA. The SA were formed in 1921 and were known as ‘brownshirts’ due to their brown uniform. Initially most members were ex-soldiers or unemployed men.
- SA | Definition, History, & Facts | BritannicaSturmabteilung (German: “Assault Division”) Byname: Storm Troopers or Brownshirts. German: Sturmtruppen or Braunhemden. Date: 1921 - 1945. Related People: Adolf Hitler. Hermann Göring. Josef Dietrich. Martin Bormann. Josef Mengele.
- Uniforms and insignia of the Sturmabteilung - WikipediaThe uniforms and insignia of the Sturmabteilung ( SA) were Nazi Party paramilitary ranks and uniforms used by SA stormtroopers from 1921 until the fall of Nazi Germany in 1945. The titles and phrases used by the SA were the basis for paramilitary titles used by several other Nazi paramilitary groups, among them the Schutzstaffel (SS).
- The SA | Holocaust EncyclopediaThe Sturmabteilung, or SA, was a paramilitary organization associated with the Nazi Party. The SA was integral to the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party, violently enforcing party norms and attempting to influence elections. After Hitler purged the SA during the Night of the Long Knives in 1934, the SA lost most of its power to the ...
- Sturmabteilung: the SA - Alpha History1. The Sturmabteilung or SA began as the NSDAP’s security arm. Comprised mainly of ex-soldiers and street brawlers, the SA safeguarded Nazi meetings, broke up rival meetings and harassed opponents. 2. In 1921, the SA began to take a clearer shape as a paramilitary group.
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