SA

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Nazi Party organization defunct organization fascist organization paramilitary organization

The SA (Sturmabteilung) was the Nazi Party’s paramilitary organization known for its role in Adolf Hitler’s rise to power through intimidation, street violence, and mass rallies in early 20th-century Germany.

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Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Nazi Party organization →
defunct organization →
fascist organization →
paramilitary organization →
abbreviationMeaning Storm Detachment →
activity disruption of opponents’ meetings →
intimidation of political opponents →
participation in mass rallies →
protection of Nazi Party meetings →
street violence →
associatedWith Holocaust precursors →
Nazi political violence →
country Germany →
declineCause Night of the Long Knives purge →
foundedBy Adolf Hitler →
Nazi Party →
fullName Sturmabteilung →
hasAbbreviation SA →
headquartersLocation Munich →
historicalPeriod Weimar Republic →
early Nazi Germany →
ideology Nazism →
antisemitism →
ultranationalism →
legalStatusAfter1945 banned organization →
loyalty Adolf Hitler →
nickname Brownshirts →
notableLeader Ernst Röhm →
Hermann Göring →
Viktor Lutze →
partOf Nazi Party →
peakInfluence early 1930s →
politicalAlignment far-right →
positionTitle Stabschef →
primaryOpponents Communists →
Social Democrats →
rivalOrganization Schutzstaffel →
role paramilitary wing of the Nazi Party →
significantEvent Beer Hall Putsch →
Nazi seizure of power →
Night of the Long Knives →
symbol swastika armband →
translation Storm Detachment →
Storm Troopers →
uniformColor brown →
usedFor supporting Hitler’s rise to power →
terror against political opponents →
Referenced by (11)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Storm Detachment →
Sturmabteilung →
hasAbbreviation
Storm Troopers →
Sturmabteilung →
shortName
Stoßtrupp-Hitler →
associatedWith
Nazism →
associatedWithParamilitaryWing
Triumph des Willens →
depictsOrganization
Schutzstaffel →
distinctFrom
Ludwig Fischer →
memberOf
Nuremberg Party Rally →
notableParticipant
Kristallnacht →
perpetrator
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