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Sturmabteilung

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Sturmabteilung German [ˈʃtʊrmˈaptailʊŋ]
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(Historical Terms) the full name of the Nazi SA
[literally: storm division]
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Noun1.Sturmabteilung - Nazi militia created by Hitler in 1921 that helped him to power but was eclipsed by the SS after 1943Sturmabteilung - Nazi militia created by Hitler in 1921 that helped him to power but was eclipsed by the SS after 1943
SA, Storm Troops
militia, reserves - civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
Brownshirt - a member of the Nazi SA which wore brown uniforms
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Storm trooper was a term for the Nazi state police, the Sturmabteilung or SA, and blitzkrieg - literally meaning 'lightning war' - was a method of warfare developed by German generals and used with great effect on the Russian front in World War II.
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A BRIEF entry in one of millions of documents stored at the Austrian State Archives has revealed that Arnold Schwarzenegger's father was a volunteer member of the Sturmabteilung, or SA - the notorious Nazi storm troopers also known as brown shirts.
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