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Sturmabteilung
The Sturmabteilung (SA) (German for "Storm division", usually translated as "stormtroop(er)s"), functioned as a paramilitary organization of the the German Nazi party. It played a key role in Adolf Hitler's rise to power in the 1930s.
SA men were often called "brownshirts", for the color of their uniforms, and to distinguish them from the SS, who wore black uniforms.
The SA was also the first Nazi paramilitary group to develop pseudo-military and it’s ranks were very important to Hitlers rise to power untill they were completely replaced by the SS.