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The '''Sturmabteilung''' or '''SA''' or '''brownshirts''' was Hitler's original paramilitary group. | The '''Sturmabteilung''' or '''SA''' or '''brownshirts''' was Hitler's original paramilitary group. Although the intent of the group changed, it always provided protection of Nazi rallies from protesters and was always an official part of the Nazi regime in some way or another. The Sturmabteilung had antecendants in the German Worker's Party ("DAP"), which later added the word "socialist" to it's name ("NSDAP"), to Hitler's initial objectitions, to appeal to left-wingers. | ||
The NSDAP was mainly focused on small public meetings in places like bars, where protesters were ejected with violent force. It was temporarily renamed the "Gymnastic and Sports Division" as Hitler gained more prominence. | The NSDAP was mainly focused on small public meetings in places like bars, where protesters were ejected with violent force. It was temporarily renamed the "Gymnastic and Sports Division" as Hitler gained more prominence. |