The (; SA; literally "Storm Detachment") was the Nazi Party's original paramilitary wing. It played a significant role in Adolf Hitler's rise to power in the 1920s and 1930s. Its primary purposes were providing protection for Nazi rallies and assemblies, disrupting the meetings of opposing parties, fighting against the paramilitary units of the opposing parties, especially the Roter Frontkämpferbund of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) and the Reichsbanner Schwarz-Rot-Gold of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), and intimidating Romani, trade unionists, and especially Jews. The SA were colloquially called Brownshirts () because of the colour of their uniform's shirts, similar to Benito Mussolini's blackshirts. The official uniform of the SA was the brown shirt with a brown tie. The color came about because a large shipment of Lettow-shirts, originally intended for the German colonial troops in Germany's former East Africa colony, was
El (; SA; literalmente "Storm Detachment") fue la ala paramilitar original del Partido Nazi. Desempeñó un papel significativo en la ascensión al poder de Adolf Hitler en los años 1920 y 1930. Su propósito principal era proporcionar protección para las reuniones y asambleas nazis, interrumpiendo las reuniones de los partidos opuestos, luchando contra las unidades paramilitares de los partidos opuestos, especialmente el Roter Frontkämpferbund del Partido Comunista de Alemania (KPD) y el Reichsbanner Schwarz-Rot-Gold del Partido Socialdemócrata de Alemania (SPD), y intimidar a los romanos, sindicalistas y judíos, especialmente. Las SA fueron coloquialmente llamadas Brownshirts (por el color de sus camisetas, similares a las camisetas negras de Benito Mussolini. El oficial oficial de la SA era la camiseta marrón con un traje marrón.