The role of the SA (Sturmabteilung)

• Who formed the group in August 1921?


  Hitler
• What was the composition of the group formed by Hitler in August 1921?


  It was recruited from unemployed ex-soldiers and students
• What was the uniform of the group formed by Hitler?

  Brown shirts
• What was the purpose of the military style organization and uniform of the group?

  To impress people with a sense of power and organization
• How many members did the group have by August 1922?


  800
• What was the original goal of the group formed by Hitler?

  To control crowds at Party meetings and disrupt opposition party gatherings
• Who was in charge of the group initially?

  Rohm
• What did Hitler expect from the members of the group led by Rohm?

  Personal loyalty to him
• What was the elite group known as that became Hitler's personal bodyguard?

  Shock troop ('Stosstrupp')
• What did the shock troop ('Stosstrupp') eventually become?

  The SS
• This group was formed by Hitler in August 1921, as a brown-shirted private military force recruited from unemployed ex-soldiers and students.
• Their military style organisation and uniform was meant to impress people with a sense of power and organisation and they numbered 800 by August 1922.
• Their original goal was to control crowds at Party meetings and also disrupt opposition party gatherings.
• Although Rohm was in charge, Hitler expected personal loyalty to him and an elite group known as the ‘shock troop’ (‘Stosstrupp’) became his personal bodyguard. These would eventually become the SS.