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Politics : View from the Center and Left
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The "Brownshirts" were members of the Nazi Party's paramilitary group, the Sturmabteilung (SA), so named for their brown uniforms. They were the Nazi Party's militia, responsible for protecting party gatherings and disrupting meetings of political opponents. The SA played a significant role in Adolf Hitler's rise to power in the 1930s, but their power was curtailed in 1934 during the Night of the Long Knives, when the Schutzstaffel (SS) replaced them.

Key aspects of the Brownshirts (SA):



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    The name "Brownshirts" (Braunhemden) came from their distinctive brown uniforms, which were made from a surplus of Lettow-shirts intended for German colonial troops.

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