Role of SA adn SS

Question 1

What was the Sturmabteilung (SA)?

Answer 1

The SA, also known as the Brownshirts, was the Nazi Party’s original paramilitary wing, founded in 1921 to protect party meetings and intimidate opponents.

Question 2

What role did the SA play in the early rise of the Nazi Party?

Answer 2

SA provided security at Nazi rallies, disrupted the meetings of rival political parties, and engaged in street violence to weaken opposition.

Question 2

What was the Schutzstaffel (SS)?

Answer 2

The SS, originally part of the SA, was formed in 1925 as a more elite, loyal, and ideologically driven paramilitary organization under Heinrich Himmler.

Question 3

Leader of SS

Answer 3

Heinrich Himmler

Question 4

Leader of SA

Answer 4

Eric Rohm