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Karl Ernst, German soldier and SA commander (born 1904)

Historical image related to Karl Ernst, German soldier and SA commander (born 1904) from June 30, 1934

Karl Ernst

German SA leader (1904–1934)

Karl Ernst was an SA-Gruppenführer who, from March 1933, was the SA commander in Berlin. Prior to joining the Nazi Party, he had been a hotel bellhop and a bouncer at gay nightclubs. He was one of the chief participants in the extrajudicial execution of Albrecht Höhler. Ernst…
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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,…
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