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Sturmabteilung
The Sturmabteilung (help·info), abbreviated SA (German for "Storm detachment" or "Assault detachment" or "Assault section", usually translated as "stormtroop(er)s"), functioned as a paramilitary organization of the Nazi Party. It played a key role in Adolf Hitler's rise to power in the 1920s and...
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Kurt Waldheim
Kurt Josef Waldheim (21 December 1918 – 14 June 2007) was an Austrian diplomat and politician. Waldheim was Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1972 to 1981, and President of Austria from 1986 to 1992. While running for President in Austria...
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Hermann Göring
Hermann Wilhelm Göring (also spelled Goering) ( listen) (12 January 1893– 15 October 1946) was a German politician, military leader, and a leading member of the Nazi Party. Among many offices, he was Hitler's designated successor, and commander of...
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Ernst Röhm
Ernst Julius Röhm, (November 28, 1887 – July 2, 1934) was an Imperial German army officer and later a Nazi leader. He was a co-founder of the Sturmabteilung ("Storm Battalion"; SA), the Nazi Party militia and later was the SA commander. In 1934, he...
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Viktor Lutze
Viktor Lutze (December 28, 1890–May 2, 1943) was the commander of the SA succeeding Ernst Röhm as Stabschef.
Lutze was born in Bevergern, Westphalia, the son of a peasant craftsman. After a short career in the post office, he joined the German Army...
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Wilhelm Schepmann
Wilhelm Schepmann (17 June 1894 - 26 July 1970) was an SA officer (Obergruppenführer) in Nazi Germany.
He succeeded Viktor Lutze as Stabschef (SA) after Lutze was killed in a car accident. He began working to restore the morale within and the esteem...
