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Horst Wessel, German SA officer (born 1907)
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Horst Wessel
German Nazi martyr (1907–1930)
Horst Ludwig Georg Erich Wessel was a member of the Sturmabteilung (SA), the paramilitary wing of the Nazi Party, who became a propaganda symbol in Nazi Germany following his murder in 1930 by two members of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD). After his death, Nazi Propaganda…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Sturmabteilung
Nazi Party's original paramilitary wing
The Sturmabteilung was the original paramilitary organisation under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party of Germany. It played a significant role in Hitler's rise to power in the 1920s and early 1930s. Its primary purposes were providing protection for Nazi rallies and assemblies,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)