A Tribute to the Heroic National Socialist SA (Sturmabteilung) Brownshirts

The leader of the SA was known as the Oberster SA-Führer, translated as Supreme Leader SA. The following men held this position: * Emil Maurice (19201921) * Hans Ulrich Klintzsche (19211923) * Hermann Göring (1923) * None (19231925)[14] * Franz Pfeffer von Salomon (19261930) * Adolf Hitler (19301945) In September 1930, to quell the Stennes Revolt and to try to ensure the personal loyalty of the SA to himself, Hitler assumed command of the entire organization and remained Oberster SA-Führer for the remainder of the group's existence to 1945. The day to day running of the SA was conducted by the Stabschef-SA (SA Chief of Staff). After Hitler's assumption of the supreme command of the SA, it was the Stabschef-SA who was generally accepted as the Commander of the SA, acting in Hitler's name. The following personnel held the position of Stabschef-SA: * Otto Wagener (19291931) * Ernst Röhm (19311934) * Viktor Lutze (19341943) * Wilhelm Scheppmann (19431945) The SA was organized throughout Germany into several large formations known as Gruppen. Within each Gruppe, there existed subordinate Brigaden and in turn existed regiment sized Standarten. SA-Standarten operated out of every major German city and were split into even smaller units, known as Sturmbanne and Stürme. The command nexus for the entire SA operated out of Stuttgart and was known as the Oberste SA-Führung. The SA supreme command had many sub-offices to handle supply, finance, and recruiting. Unlike the SS, however, the SA did not have a medical corps nor did it establish itself outside of Germany, in occupied territories, once World War II began. The SA also had several military training units, the largest of which was the SA-Marine which served as an auxiliary to the Kriegsmarine and performed search and rescue operations as well as harbor defense. Similar to the Waffen-SS wing of the SS, the SA also had an armed military wing, known as Feldherrnhalle. These formations expanded from regimental size in 1940 to a fully-fledged armored corps Panzerkorps Feldherrnhalle in 1945. "Terror must be broken by terror" "All opposition must be stamped into the ground"