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Sturmabteilung or 'storm department' (SA), the paramilitary brown-shirt thugs of the Nazi Party in Germany prior to WWII. The Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (NSDAP) or 'National Socialist German Workers Party' (Nazi), was a Fascist para-military organization that used intimidation, violence & Propaganda. The 'brown-shirts' were the people most often associated with the violence used by the Nazi's & Adolf Hitler to gain power in Germany.
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DevinThe Sturmabteilung (more commonly known as the Brownshirts or SA) were a paramilitary group that acted as enforcers for the Nazi party before they became Germany's official government. During the Night of the Long Knives, the SA was "blood-purged" - all the high-ranking leaders were killed - and the Brownshirts were replaced by the Schutzstaffel (SS).
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Term that referred to Hitler's thugs?
They were the SA - Stormtroopers, 'brownshirts'.
What sparked the night of broken glass?
The action was carried out by the Brownshirts (SA) on orders from Goebbels. The victims were Jews. Some of the Brownshirts were ordered to wear ordinary civilian clothes in order to give the impression that the perpetrators were angry members of the public. Please see the related question for more detail.
How successfully had Hitler consolidated his hold on power by end of 1934?
Hitler was immensely successful in winning the hearts of the German people. By the end of 1934, Hitler's National Socialist Party was slated to take over the nation as a whole. While he still had to deal with the old guard, Hitler had most of the nation and the military on his side.
Who were the stormtroopers?
The Strurm Abteilung, or Storm Section, (SA) was a group under Captain Ernst Roehm formed as Hitler's private army in 1921. The SA was principally used to interfere with political opponents and to provide security for Adolf Hitler. They were referred to as Stormtroopers or Brownshirts (due to the color of the shirts they wore under their gray jackets). In 1934 the SA reached a strength of 4,500,000 men. After Roehm's execution on the Night of the Long Knives, the SA was headed by Victor Lutze, a weak leader who gradually lost power to the Schutz Staffeinel (SS) headed by Heinrich Himmler.
Who was the SA?
The SA began as the paramilitary wing of the Nazi party (NSDAP), and the SS was originally a small sub-division that provided Hitler and other top Nazis with bodyguards. For more detail please see the related questions below.
