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1 online resource (xviii, 297 pages) : illustrations |
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Acknowledgements; Introduction; List of Abbreviations; PART 1: THE NATIONALSOZIALISTISCHE DEUTSCHE ARBEITERPARTEI (NSDAP); Chapter 1: ORIGINS OF THE NSDAP; The German Workers' Party (DAP); The National Socialist German Worker's Party (NSDAP); The Putsch of November 1923; Hitler in Prison; Chapter 2: THE ROAD TO POWER; The Period 1925-9; The 1929 Crisis; The 'Seizure' of Power; Chapter 3: THE NAZI IDEOLOGY; Mein Kampf; The Nazi Programme; Racism and Anti-Semitism; Totalitarianism; Greater Germany; Socialism; War; Nazism and Religion; Blut und Boden; Propaganda; The Leader Principle |
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Chapter 4: MEMBERS OF THE NSDAPMembership; Role and Indoctrination of the Members; Salute and Oath; Commemorative Days; Chapter 5: ORGANISATION OF THE NSDAP; Units; Ranks; Party and Associated Organisations; Rivalry at the Top; USCHLA; Chapter 6: NSDAP REGALIA AND UNIFORMS; Regalia; The Swastika and Hoheitszeichen; Daggers; The Reichszeugmeisterei; Uniforms; NSDAP Anthem; PART 2: ORIGINS AND GROWTH OF THE STURMABTEILUNG; Chapter 7: THE FREIKORPS; The Men of the Freikorps; The Freikorps' Role in Post-war Germany; A Threatening Force; Chapter 8: ORIGINS OF THE SA; Gymnastic Association |
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The SturmabteilungHermann Göring; Ernst Röhm; Chapter 9: DEVELOPMENT OF THE SA; Growth of the SA; The Frontbann; Conflict between Hitler and Röhm; Franz-Felix Pfeffer von Salomon; New Generations of SA; Political Education; The Return of Röhm; Röhm's Clique; Röhm's Reforms; Chapter 10: THE ROLE OF THE SA BEFORE 1933; Propaganda and Hooliganism; Battles against the Communists; The Boxheimer Papers; The Nature of SA Violence before 1933; SA Martyrs; PART 3: THE ORGANISATION OF THE SA; Chapter 11: A MILITARY ORGANISATION; The Number of SA Men; Ranks; Units; Finances |
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Chapter 12: UNIFORMS AND FLAGSEarly Uniforms; The Grey Uniform; Brown Shirts; Flags and Banners; Chapter 13: SONDEREINHEITEN (SPECIAL UNITS); Introduction; The Hitler Youth; SA Reserve; Chapter 14: OTHER EUROPEAN FASCIST PARTIES AND THEIR MILITIAS; Introduction; Italy; Great Britain; United States of America; France; Denmark; Norway; Sweden; Switzerland; The Netherlands; Belgium; Hungary; PART 4: ZENITH AND FALL OF THE SA; Chapter 15: THE SA AFTER THE SEIZURE OF POWER; Auxiliary Police (Hilfspolizei); Early Concentration Camps; The SA: A Threat to Hitler's Regime |
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Chapter 16: THE LURKING RIVALS: THE SSThe Creation of the SS; Heinrich Himmler; Differences between the SA and the SS; Chapter 17: THE CRISIS OF 1934; Röhm's 'Second Revolution'; The SA and the German Army; Hitler's Hesitation; The Purge of 29-30 June 1934; Other Victims of the Purge; Hitler's Triumph; Business as Usual; Chapter 18: THE SA UNTIL 1945; Viktor Lutze; Re-organisation of the SA; SA Resentment; The Army After June 1934; Chapter 19: AFTERMATH; Chronology; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
"The Sturm Abteilung der NSDAP (SA, assault battalion of the Nazi party) - created in August 1920 - were squads of strong arms intended to protect the Nazis' meetings, to provoke disturbance, to break up other parties' meetings, and to attack and assault political opponents as part of a deliberate campaign of intimidation. After 1925 the name Braunhemden (Brownshirts) was also given to its members because of the colour of their uniforms. Under the leadership of Hitler's close political associate, Ernst Rohm, the SA grew to become a huge and radical paramilitary force. This book answers several questions concerning the SA. How did the SA become a national movement? What was the relationship between Rohm and Hitler? What role did the SA play in providing Hitler with the keys to power? After the seizure of power by the Nazis on January 30, 1933, what was the function of the Brownshirts? Why did the brutal and scandalous Ernst Rohm stand in Hitler's way? What became of the SA after the bloody purge of June 1934, the notorious 'Night of the Long Knives'?"--Publisher's description |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-291) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei. Sturmabteilung.
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| SUBJECT |
Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei. Sturmabteilung. fast (OCoLC)fst00577957 |
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Germany.
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Germany -- History -- 1918-1933. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85054589
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Germany -- History -- 1933-1945. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85054594
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Germany.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781848324268 |
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184832426X |
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9781848324275 |
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1848324278 |
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