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Adolf Hitler Part 5: The Stormtroopers Arrive

Real Dictators

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The Nazi Party's Paramilitary Force

At Hitler's behest, Röhm sets about creating the Nazi's very own paramilitary force. They're called the Stormablito, literally the storm detachment, or the SA for short. As is typical of street thugs in any era, they were overwhelmingly young men between the age of 15 and 30. A lot of the inspiration for the SA comes from Italy, from Mussolini's Black shirts.

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