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The '''Sturmabteilung''' or '''SA''' or '''brownshirts''' was Hitler's original paramilitary group and antecedent to the entire National Socialist Party. Although the intent of the group changed, it always provided protection of Nazi rallies from protesters and was always a self-identified official part of the Nazi regime and it's antecedants. The Sturmabteilung's antecendant was 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 '''Sturmabteilung''' or '''SA''' or '''brownshirts''' was Hitler's original paramilitary group and direct antecedent to the entire National Socialist Party. Although the intent of the group changed, it always provided protection of Nazi rallies from protesters and was always a self-identified official part of the Nazi regime and it's antecedants. The Sturmabteilung's antecendant was 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 by the brownshirts. The Sturmabteilung 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 by the brownshirts. The Sturmabteilung was temporarily renamed the "Gymnastic and Sports Division" as Hitler gained more prominence. | ||