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Hitler's Demand for Absolute Control
- Hitler demands absolute control over the Nazi Party to maintain leadership and direction.
- He uses this control to form the paramilitary Storm Detachment as a fighting force for the movement.
Ernst Röhm Arms Storm Detachment
- Captain Ernst Röhm gathers all weapons from dissolved citizen brigades to arm the Nazi Storm Detachment.
- They use aggressive tactics against Communist disruptions to protect Nazi meetings and assert power.
Stormtroopers Fight Communists
- Nazi Storm Troopers, though outnumbered, aggressively expelled Communist disruptors using fists and weapons like knuckle dusters.
- Their street fighting established a reputation and control of Nazi meetings in Munich.