Italic title Infobox Government agency agency name SA type organization nativename Sturmabteilung nativename a nativename r logo SA Logo.svg logo width 100px logo caption The insignia of the SA seal seal width seal caption picture picture width 300px picture caption Adolf Hitler and Ernst R hm inspecting ... website footnotes The Sturmabteilung SA IPA de t m ap ta l listen De Sturmabteilung.ogg lang ... to develop pseudo military titles for bestowal upon its members. The Ranks and insignia of the Sturmabteilung ... superseded by the SS, though never formally dissolved. Rise The term Sturmabteilung predates ... of large mass assaults, the Sturmabteilung were organised into small squad s of a few soldiers each ... 1921 the name Sturmabteilung was being used informally for the group. ref name Campbell ... of time. Thereafter, the group was officially known as the Sturmabteilung . ref name Campbell ..., in the Night of the Long Knives purge in 1934 The Leadership ranks of the Sturmabteilung leader of the SA ... sidebar Uniforms and insignia of the Sturmabteilung Militia Paramilitary Political color Political ... & Company, 2008, ISBN 0 393 06757 0. Littlejohn, David, The Sturmabteilung Hitler s Stormtroopers ... Organizations established in 1920 Link GA ja ar bg ca Sturmabteilung cs Sturmabteilung da Sturmabteilung de Sturmabteilung et Sturmabteilung el Sturmabteilung es Sturmabteilung eo Sturmabteilung fa fr Sturmabteilung gl Sturmabteilung ko hr Sturmabteilung id Sturmabteilung it Sturmabteilungen he sw Sturmabteilung lv Sturmabteilung lt Sturmabteilung hu Sturmabteilung mk nl Sturmabteilung ja no Sturmabteilung nn Sturmabteilung pl Sturmabteilung pt Sturmabteilung ro Sturmabteilung ru simple Sturmabteilung sl Sturmabteilung sr fi Sturmabteilung sv Sturmabteilung tl Sturmabteilung ta tr Sturmabteilung uk vi SA zh ... more details
Leadership ranks of the Sturmabteilung were the military rank titles and positions held by the commanders of the Sturmabteilung SA of the Nazi Party between the years of 1920 and 1945. The supreme commander of the entire SA was Oberster SA F hrer , a titular head titular position , while Chef des Stabes , the Chief of Staff, oversaw the day to day operations of the group. Oberste SA F hrer Emil Maurice 1920&ndash 1921 Hans Ulrich Klintzsch 1921&ndash 1923 Hermann G ring 1923 None 1923&ndash 1925 SA abolished Franz Pfeffer von Salomon 1926&ndash 1930 Adolf Hitler 1930&ndash 1945 To centralize the loyalty of the SA, Hitler personally assumed command of the entire organization in 1930 and remained Oberster SA F hrer for the duration of the group s existence. After 1931, it is those who held the rank of Stabschef , such as Ernst R hm , who are generally accepted as the commanders of the SA. The Oberster SA F hrer had no particular uniform insignia and was a paramilitary title that could be denoted in a variety of ways. G ring, for instance, created an elaborate uniform, with swastika armband accompanied with white service stripes. In contrast, Maurice wore simply a brown Nazi stormtrooper shirt with no insignia, as did Hitler when he held the title of Oberster SA F hrer . Stabschef Main article Stabschef SA After its creation in 1931, Stabschef was considered the actual leader of the SA. Ernst R hm 1931 &ndash 1934 Viktor Lutze 1934 &ndash 1943 Wilhelm Schepmann 1943 &ndash 1945 Lutze succeeded R hm after R hm was murdered, and Schepmann succeeded Lutze after Lutze died in a car crash. Initial insignia for Stabschef consisted of an oak leaf patch worn on the collar of the stormtrooper uniform. Photographic evidence shows R hm wearing such an insignia in his early days as Stabschef ... . This remained as the insignia until the end of the war, and the Sturmabteilung , in 1945. See also Ranks and insignia of the Nazi Party Ranks and insignia of the Sturmabteilung Ranks and insignia ... more details
Information Description Sturmabteilung Gruppenf hrer Karl Ernst . Lived 1904 1934. Killed in the Night of the Long Knives . Source Image from http www.majorplm.com collections Coll G Personalities Sanktjohanser HorstWessel Sanktjohanser HorstWessel2.html specifically http www.majorplm.com collections Coll G Personalities Sanktjohanser HorstWessel SA Karl 20ERNST OU majorplm.com05.jpg User Coelacan has cropped the image to remove borders and text that read Copyright www.majorplm.com , and autolevelled the image brightness using GIMP . Date 1933 he is wearing the collar patches of an SA Gruppenf hrer a rank to which he was promoted in March 1933 so the picture must have been taken any earlier than March 1933 furthermore this picture was reproduced in several newspapers in September 1933 on the occasion of Ernst s wedding, so it must have been taken before 1934, i.e. it must have been taken in 1933 Author Photographer unknown. Part of a collection now owned by http www.majorplm.com www.majorplm.com . Permission Non free fair use in Karl Ernst other versions Fair use rationale This image may be used here under Wikipedia Fair use , to illustrate the subject of the Karl Ernst article, because it is an image of a deceased individual of whom no new freely licensed images can be created. ... more details
Storm troopers could refer to the following Sturmabteilung A paramilitary organisation that aided Hitler s rise to power in the 1930s Imperial stormtrooper A military unit from the Star Wars universe Stormtrooper German Infantry units during World War I trained in infiltration and trench assault tactics. dab ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Foreignchar Korpsfuehrer Korpsf hrer was a Nazi Party Nazi party paramilitary ranks paramilitary rank that was the highest rank used by the National Socialist Motor Corps and the National Socialist Flyers Corps . Translated as Corps Leader , the rank of Korpsf hrer was held by the single officer in command of the entire organization. The rank was the equivalent of the Sturmabteilung title of Stabschef and the rank of Reichsf hrer SS . DEFAULTSORT Korpsfuhrer Category Nazi paramilitary ranks Nazi stub Mil rank stub ... more details
OSAF is the Open Source Applications Foundation. OSAF may also refer to The OSA Foundation of the Optical Society of America OSA Foundation Optical Society of America Old Students Association of FAST NU at the National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences OSAF National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences in Pakistan Oberster Sturmabteilung F hrer Supreme Commander of the SA during the Third Reich disambig ... more details
unreferenced date November 2007 foreignchar Truppfuehrer Italic title Truppf hrer was a Nazi Party paramilitary rank that was first created in 1930 as a rank of the Sturmabteilung SA , or Nazi Stormtrooper s. Translated as Troop Leader , the rank of Truppf hrer evolved from early Freikorps titles which traced their origins to World War I . As an Ranks and insignia of the Sturmabteilung SA rank , Truppf hrer was considered the equivalent of a senior Sergeant , or Sergeant First Class . The rank of SA Truppf hrer was at first considered senior to that of SA Scharf hrer , but after 1932 was ranked above the new rank of SA Oberscharf hrer . The insignia for a basic Truppf hrer consisted of two button pips on a collar patch. A Truppf hrer normally served as the SA non commissioned officer of platoon sized SA Truppen , formed into company sized SA Sturm . The responsibilities of a Truppf hrer typically increased upon promotion to Obertruppf hrer and Haupttruppf hrer , as did the number of troops under the Truppf hrer s command. Between 1930 and 1934, Truppf hrer was also used as an Ranks and insignia of the Schutzstaffel SS rank but was abolished after the Night of the Long Knives when the rank of SS Truppf hrer was renamed SS Oberscharf hrer . class toccolours border 1 cellpadding 4 cellspacing 0 style border collapse collapse margin 0.5em auto clear both width 30 align center Junior Rank br Oberscharf hrer width 40 align center Ranks and insignia of the Sturmabteilung SA rank br Truppf hrer width 30 align center Senior Rank br Obertruppf hrer Category Nazi paramilitary ranks hr Truppf hrer ru uk ... more details
Unreferenced date April 2007 foreignchar Haupttruppfuehrer Italic title Haupttruppf hrer was a Nazi Party paramilitary rank that existed between the years of 1930 and 1945. Haupttruppf hrer was mainly used as a rank of the Sturmabteilung SA , but was also used by the Schutzstaffel SS in the early days of that group s existence. As an Ranks and insignia of the Sturmabteilung SA rank , haupttruppf hrer was created from the much older Freikorps title of truppf hrer . Haupttruppf hrer was considered a senior most paramilitary enlisted rank, below the first officer position of sturmf hrer . A haupttruppf hrer typically served as the senior non commissioned officer of SA regiments, known as standarten , and the rank was the approximate equivalent to sergeant major . Haupttruppf hrer translated as head or chief troop leader and was considered senior to the rank of obertruppf hrer . Between 1930 and 1934, haupttruppf hrer was also used as a Ranks and insignia of the Schutzstaffel rank of the SS and was held by senior SS non commissioned officers much the same as the position was used within the SA. After 1932, however, the rank of SS haupttruppf hrer became exclusive to the SS Verf gungstruppe , the predecessor organization to the Waffen SS . In 1934, haupttruppf hrer was abolished as an SS rank and renamed as SS sturmscharf hrer . The original insignia for haupttruppf hrer consisted of two collar pips and a silver stripe, centered on a collar patch. After 1932, due to an expansion of both the SA and SS rank system, the insignia was modified to display two silver stripes. Some early Nazi records also refer to the rank as trupphauptf hrer . class toccolours border 1 cellpadding 4 cellspacing 0 style border collapse collapse margin 0.5em auto clear both width 30 align center Junior Rank br Obertruppf hrer width 40 align center Ranks and insignia of the Sturmabteilung SA rank br Haupttruppf hrer width 30 align center Senior Rank br Sturmf hrer Category Nazi paramilitary rank ... more details
unreferenced date November 2007 foreignchar Obertruppfuehrer Italic title Obertruppf hrer was a paramilitary rank of the Nazi Party that was used between the years of 1932 and 1945. The rank is most closely associated with the Sturmabteilung SA , but also was an early rank of the Schutzstaffel SS in that group s formative years. Translated as Senior Troop Leader , Obertruppf hrer traces its origins to the rank of Truppf hrer which was a title used by Stormtrooper Companies Shock Troops during the First World War . As an Ranks and insignia of the Sturmabteilung SA rank , Obertruppf hrer was created in 1932 due to the SA s expansion and growing membership. The rank of Obertruppf hrer was junior to Haupttruppf hrer and typically served as a senior non commissioned officer rank equivalent to a Platoon Sergeant in other military organizations. As an Ranks and insignia of the Schutzstaffel SS rank , Obertruppf hrer was used by the SS between the years of 1932 and 1934. An SS Obertruppf hrer carried similar duties to their SA counterparts and the rank was also used in the very early days of the SS Verf gungstruppe , later known as the Waffen SS . Obertruppf hrer was abolished as an SS rank after the Night of the Long Knives , when the rank was renamed as SS Hauptscharf hrer . Obertruppf hrer survived as a rank of the SA until the fall of Nazi Germany in 1945. The insignia for Obertruppf hrer consisted of two button pips and a silver stripe centered on a collar patch. class toccolours border 1 cellpadding 4 cellspacing 0 style border collapse collapse margin 0.5em auto clear both width 30 align center Junior Rank br Truppf hrer width 40 align center Ranks and insignia of the Sturmabteilung SA rank br Obertruppf hrer width 30 align center Senior Rank br Haupttruppf hrer Category Nazi paramilitary ranks hr Obertruppf hrer ru uk ... more details
of Reichsf hrer SS . With the fall of Nazi Germany, the Sturmabteilung ceased to exist and with it its ... width 40 align center Ranks and insignia of the Sturmabteilung SA rank br Stabschef width 30 align ... more details
Unreferenced date May 2009 Abteilung shortened Abt is a German language word often used when referring to Germany German or Switzerland Swiss military unit military formations although used by Germans in a more civilian fashion, meaning something like office department . Depending on its usage this term could mean Detachment military detachment , departmentalization department , or battalion . In the Second World War , the term Abteilung generally referred to battalion sized formations in the armoured warfare armoured , cavalry , reconnaissance and artillery arms of the Wehrmacht Heer and Waffen SS . Exceptions to the word meaning battalion were Armee Abteilung and Korps Abteilung. In these cases terms Army Detachment and Corps Detachment can be substituted. See also Aufkl rungsabteilung Sonderabteilung Sturmabteilung Category Military units and formations by size Category German words and phrases de Abteilung Milit r it Abteilung ... more details
Refimprove date December 2009 Image with unknown copyright status removed Image Jugendbund Medal from.jpg left The Jugendbund der NSDAP was a group similar to the Hitler Youth , and was indeed its predecessor. It was effectively the youth section of the Sturmabteilung SA, or Storm Troopers and it existed between 1922 ref Its formation was announced in the 8th of March 1922 edition of the V lkischer Beobachter ref and 1923 when the NSDAP was banned following the failed Munich Putsch . It contained three sections Jungmannschaften boys aged 14 to 16 years Jungsturm Adolf Hitler 16 to 18 years old There was also a group for young German girls References Notes Reflist Category Weimar Republic Category Hitler Youth Category Youth organisations based in Germany Category Nazi organizations Nazi stub cs Jugendbund de Jugendbund ... more details
The term Frontbann refers to a reorganized and renamed version of the Sturmabteilung or SA. It was created in April 1924 in an effort to rebuild the Nazi party in the aftermath of the failed Munich Putsch . The Nazi party including the SA was outlawed by the Nazi Germany German government following the Putsch. The Nazi party was briefly renamed the National Socialist Freedom Party to maintain its legality and the SA was similarly renamed. Like the party it served the Frontbann included the same members and performed the same functions as it predecessor. It contained many of the original members of the SA and was still led by Ernst R hm . It had about 30,000 members spread across Germany. The Frontbann was disbanded on February 27, 1925 when the ban was lifted on the Nazi Party and was reformed back into the SA. Source Christopher Ailsby, The Third Reich Day by Day Category Nazi SA Nazi stub de Frontbann nl Frontbann ... more details
Blackshirts or Blackshirt may refer to the following Politics and Government Blackshirts , a paramilitary movement of the Fascist Party in Italy during World War II and the interbellum years Blackshirts India , an anti religious atheist quasi political movement in India British Union of Fascists , whose party nickname was Blackshirts Schutzstaffel SS , Nazi military organization who had the nickname as they wore black and brown uniforms, compared to the brownshirts Sturmabteilung SA Blackshirts Australia , a militant Fathers rights movement fathers rights group in Australia. Media and Entertainment Blackshirts football , the informal name for the University of Nebraska football team defense Blackshirt , a gentleman criminal , is the main fictional character in a series of crime and adventure novels published between 1925 and 1969, written by Bruce Graeme the pen name of Graham Montague Jeffries , then by his son Roderic Jeffries. disambig ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 The Gaust rm were an organizational unit of the Sturmabteilung SA in Nazi Germany. They were the biggest unit until 1928. They were created by Franz Pfeffer von Salomon , and there were originally nineteen of them. Their boundaries purposefully were built around tribal groups of Germans rather than state boundaries, party districts, electoral districts, or military recruiting districts. ref cite book title The SA Generals and the Rise of Nazism author Bruce Campbell page 54 url http books.google.com books?id I3mw3hfbXKQC&pg PA216&dq SA gruppenfuhrer PPA54,M1 ref The term often pops up when researching the past of Nazi leaders. References references DEFAULTSORT Gausturm Category Nazi Germany ... more details
Orphan date April 2011 Anti Semit was a brand of tobacco sold by the Nazi Party from 1920 in order to raise funds. ref cite book last van der Vat first Dan title The Good Nazi The Life and Lies of Albert Speer year 1997 publisher Houghton Mifflin pages 29 30 ref Its name reflected the anti Semitic stance of the Party. The idea was not unique, as in the 1920s and 1930s, four brands of cigarette were produced by the Sturm Zigaretten Sturm cigarette factory to raise money for the Party s Sturmabteilung . ref cite book last Proctor first Robert N. title The Nazi War on Cancer pages 234 237 ref References references Category Tobacco brands ... more details
unreferenced date November 2007 foreignchar sturmfuehrer Italic title Image SSLT1.gif thumb 155px right Standard sturmf hrer collar patch Sturmf hrer was a paramilitary Military rank rank of the Nazi Party which began as a title used by the Sturmabteilung SA in 1925 and became an actual SA rank in 1928. Translated as assault leader , the origins of the rank dated to the World War I First World War when the title of sturmf hrer was used by leaders of German shock troops and special action companies. By 1930, sturmf hrer had become the lowest commissioned officer rank of several Nazi Party paramilitary organizations. The title was also used as an SS rank until 1934 when, after the Night of the Long Knives , the SS renamed the rank untersturmf hrer , equivalent to a junior or second lieutenant in the army. Other variations of sturmf hrer included obersturmf hrer and hauptsturmf hrer , ranks paralleling an army first lieutenant and captain respectively. class toccolours border 1 cellpadding 4 cellspacing 0 style border collapse collapse margin 0.5em auto clear both width 30 align center Junior rank br Haupttruppf hrer width 40 align center Ranks and insignia of the Sturmabteilung SA rank br Sturmf hrer width 30 align center Senior rank br Obersturmf hrer Category SS ranks Nazi stub mil rank stub hr Sturmf hrer lv turmf rers no SA Sturmf hrer ro Sturmf hrer ru sv Sturmf hrer tr Sturmf hrer uk ... more details
unreferenced date November 2007 foreignchar sturmhauptfuehrer Italic title Sturmhauptf hrer was a Nazi Party paramilitary rank used by both the Sturmabteilung SA and the Schutzstaffel SS . It was the equivalent of a hauptmann in the German army. This is the equivalent of captain O 3 in western militaries. The rank was first created in 1928 as an SA rank and was bestowed upon those SA officers who were company commanders of SA units. The rank translates as storm head leader and can trace its origins to the German shock troops of the World War I First World War , who were typically organized into storm trooper companies under an officer ranked lieutenant or Captain land and air captain . As an SS rank , sturmhauptf hrer was established in 1930 as a senior rank to that of sturmf hrer . Sturmhauptf hrer was initially considered as more of a senior lieutenant, but after 1932 the rank was rated above that of obersturmf hrer and became the equivalent of a captain. The insignia for the rank was also modified to denote the higher status. In 1934, after the Night of the Long Knives , the SS changed the name of sturmhauptf hrer to hauptsturmf hrer . This was due in large part to separate the SS rank system from the SA, now considered two completely separate organizations. Sturmhauptf hrer remained an SA rank until 1945. class toccolours border 1 cellpadding 4 cellspacing 0 style border collapse collapse margin 0.5em auto clear both width 30 align center Junior rank br Obersturmf hrer width 40 align center Ranks and insignia of the Sturmabteilung SA rank br Sturmhauptf hrer width 30 align center Senior rank br Sturmbannf hrer Category SS ranks Nazi stub mil rank stub hr Sturmhauptf hrer ru uk ... more details
Year in Germany 1934 Events in the year 1934 in Germany . Incumbents National level Head of State Paul von Hindenburg President of Germany 1919 1945 President Non partisan to 2 August, then Adolf Hitler the F hrer Nazi Party Chancellor of Germany Chancellor Adolf Hitler Nazi Party Events 1 January Germany passes the Law for the Prevention of Hereditarily Diseased Offspring . 10 January Marinus van der Lubbe is executed in Germany. 26 January The 10 year German Polish Non Aggression Pact is signed by Germany and the Second Polish Republic . 20 March All the police forces in Germany come under the command of Heinrich Himmler . 29 May 31 May The Confessional Synod of the German Evangelical Church meets in Barmen , Germany to write the Barmen Declaration . 30 June The Nazi Sturmabteilung SA camp Oranienburg becomes a national camp, taken over by the SS . 30 June Night of the Long Knives Nazism Nazis purge the Sturmabteilung SA . 10 July German Social Democrat and author Erich M hsam is killed in Oranienburg concentration camp . 2 August Adolf Hitler becomes F hrer of Germany, becoming head of state as well as Chancellor. Births Empty section date March 2011 Ulrike Meinhof October 7, 1934 Deaths Expand section date April 2011 1 January Jakob Wassermann , Jewish German novelist b. 1873 in Germany 1873 2 August Paul von Hindenburg , German general and politician b. 1847 References reflist Germany year nav Europe topic 1934 in DEFAULTSORT 1934 In Germany Category 1934 in Germany Category Years of the 20th century in Germany Germany hist stub he 1934 ... more details
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