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The SS(Shutzstaffel) or Praetorian Guard was Hitler's personal bodyguard unit. Constructed after the takeover of Germany, the SS was led by SS-Reichsfuhrer Heinrich Himmler who inducted ceremonial rites and codes into the military division. On the Night of the Long Knives, the SS was used to murder Chief of Staff of the SA Ernst Rohm and other high SA officials. Afterwards, the SS was the primary fighting force and military power of the Nazi regime. The men incorporated into the SS were the "elite". The SS was based on absolute loyalty to the Fuhrer. There were two main branches of the SS. The Waffen-SS, the fighting unit, and the Allgemeine-SS, more or less the reservists. There were also the subdivisions of the SS such as the Einsatzgruppen, the death squads who killed the occupants of the invaded countries, and the SS-Totenkopfverb
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∙ 15y agoSA was originally just a mob. A mob that was portrayed as a 'health club'. A mob that was headed by Hermann Goering to begin with. Hitler used this 'mob' to rally people towards his political ends. The 'SA' went out and hit people, bullying them. ----
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∙ 13y agoThe SA was originally an assault troop used by Germany in WW 1. They used infiltration tactics instead of large, mass assaults against the enemy and was therefore divided into small squads of a few soldiers each. The SA played a key role in Hitler's rise to power from the 1920s to 1930s, but after the Blood Purge in 1934, the event which became known as the Night of the Long Knives the SA became largely irrelevant. After this event the SA was effectively taken over by the SS, which was originally a branch of the SA, but the SA was never formally dissolved.
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∙ 15y agoThe SA were the "Brown Shirts" which had Ernst Rohm as its leader. The SS was formed as Hitler's bodyguard later and their uniforms were black.
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Why was Rohm and the SA a threat to Hitler?
Ernest Roehm, the leader of the SA had increasingly public disagreements with Hitler in 1934. It was a worry to Hitler as the SA were anextremely powerful force which were even morepowerfulthan the army.Roehm had radical ideas about replacing the Army with the SA, so Hitler wanted to get rid of this opposition.Hitler agreed to an oath with the Army that if he got rid of the SA leaders, the SA would be under their control, but they would have to sign a oath of loyalty to Hitler. Kershaw describes that moment as 'the symbolic moment when the Army chained itself to the Fuhrer.'
Who is ernast roehm and what did he have to do with the Nazis?
Ernest Rohm was in charge of the SA who were a group loyal to Germany and the Nazis not just to Hitler specifically. Rohm was killed in the Night of the Long Knives along with other SA leaders. They were killed as Hitler believed the SA could revolt and with Rohm as their leader he could be a potential rival to him.
Why did Hitler purge the SA?
Hitler decided to purge the SA because it was spirraling out of controll. they were interfering with the running of the law courts and the running of the country. the SA dissproved of some nazi leaders. The SA had many demands if hitler supported them over the army then he would have to comply with them. Most of all Hitler did not agree with their ani-capitalist policies and their working class aims. The army was better trained and better equiped. The army was the only organisation which had the power to depose Hitler from his mantle, he had to gain their support,. The army had a lot of support from many large co-operations and many conservatives. Since the Nazi party was running short of funds it needed the support of the large business. Hitler needed and efficient army to take back the land lost by the Treaty of Versaille ( Reinland etc..). Hitler was getting a bad reputation because of Ernst Rohm. Cording to some popular belief Rohm hosted large homosexual orgies in the Weisse. When Hitler made the arrest he found Rohm with a large number of the younger SA members scattered around his bed.
Did Hitler kill his friend?
Hitler planned The Night of the Long Knives, 30 June 1934, to eliminate the SA (a paramilitary force that helped him greatly achieve power) once and for all. His friend Ernst Rohm was the leader of the SA who was killed on the Night of the Long Knives. Hitler didn't kill Rohm himself but indirectly, yes, Hitler killed his friend.
Term that referred to Hitler's thugs?
They were the SA - Stormtroopers, 'brownshirts'.
Why was Rohm and the SA a threat to Hitler?
Ernest Roehm, the leader of the SA had increasingly public disagreements with Hitler in 1934. It was a worry to Hitler as the SA were anextremely powerful force which were even morepowerfulthan the army.Roehm had radical ideas about replacing the Army with the SA, so Hitler wanted to get rid of this opposition.Hitler agreed to an oath with the Army that if he got rid of the SA leaders, the SA would be under their control, but they would have to sign a oath of loyalty to Hitler. Kershaw describes that moment as 'the symbolic moment when the Army chained itself to the Fuhrer.'
When did Hitler have the leaders of the SA murdered?
1937
What is the role of the SA?
The SA helped Hitler gain power by scaring German people.
Why did Hitler purge the SA in 1934?
Hitler purged the SA to remove some political rivals within the Nazi Party and to gain the support of the German Army.
Did Hitler want to get rid of the SA?
banha diha!!
Why were the SA problem for Chancellor Hitler?
I don't now
Why were the SA a problem for Chancellor Hitler?
I don't now
What was the reason that the SA in Germany had to be dissolved?
Answer: The SA, aka Brown Shirts under the leadership of Roehm, had been a close ally of Hitler since the early 1920's. By 1934 there were almost 2.5 million SA troopers. Roehm expected his SA to be the new peoples army & dismantle the regular German Army. In order to gain support from the Army, Hitler had to purge the SA. This included the execution of Roehm. !934 saw a bloodbath as the SA & its leadership were liquidated. That was the deal Hitler had to make, and a deal that was needed as the SA were not professional soldiers and Hitler saw no value in trying to train them. Without the elimination of the SA, Hitler would be at the mercy of the German generals & their forces. The regular army had the real military power in Germany & wanted the SA eliminated.
Adolf Hitler was aided in his rise power by the?
SS and SA
Who marched next to Hitler at the head of the SA?
Hermann Gorning
How important were sa to Hitler?
by killing neutral, civilians and Jews
How effective were the sa?
The SA is Sturmabteilung or 'storm department'. The SA (brown shirts) were effective under Hitler at intimidating all political opponents of the Nazi Party, and persecuting the Jewish population of Germany. They were instrumental in Hitler's seizure of power in Germany.
