Supreme SA Leader explained

Post:Supreme SA Leader
Insignia:SA-Logo (no white background).svg
Insigniasize:75
Department:Sturmabteilung
Member Of:German: Oberste SA-Führung
Reports To:Adolf Hitler
Appointer:Adolf Hitler
Termlength:Not fixed
Formation:February 1920
First:Emil Maurice
Last:Adolf Hitler
Abolished:30 April 1945
Deputy:German: [[Stabschef]]

The supreme SA leader (German: Oberster SA-Führer), was the titular head of the Nazi Party's paramilitary group, the German: [[Sturmabteilung]] (SA).

History

To centralise the loyalty of the SA, Hitler personally assumed command of the entire organisation in 1930 and remained German: Oberster SA-Führer for the duration of the group's existence. After 1931, those who held the rank of German: [[Stabschef]], such as Ernst Röhm, were accepted as the commanders of the SA.

Insignia

The German: Oberster SA-Führer had no particular uniform insignia and was a paramilitary title that could be denoted in a variety of ways. Hermann Göring, for instance, created an elaborate uniform, with swastika armband accompanied with white service stripes. In contrast, Maurice wore simply a brown Nazi storm trooper shirt with no insignia, as did Hitler when he held the title of German: Oberster SA-Führer.

List of officeholders

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(November 1923 – 1 November 1926)|-

See also

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