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_____ Shoah Resource Center, The International School for Holocaust Studies 2/1 SA (Sturmabteilung, Storm Troopers), also known as "Brown Shirts," the Nazi Party militia that helped Adolf Hitler rise to power in Germany. Created in 1922, the SA's supposed purpose was to guard Nazi Party meetings, but in actuality, Hitler meant for the group to serve as the Nazi army. The SA was extremely antisemitic and antidemocratic in its military activities. Its members were mainly lower-middle class Germans who had lost their jobs due to the country's economic problems.
1/2 Shoah Resource Center, The International School for Holocaust Studies SA (Sturmabteilung, Storm Troopers), also known as "Brown Shirts," the Nazi Party militia that …
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