{"product_id":"original-german-wwii-sa-organization-sa-mann-newspaper-11-x-23-advertising-poster-sturmabteilung","title":"Original German WWII SA Organization \"SA-Mann\" Newspaper 11\" × 23 ¼\" Advertising Poster - Sturmabteilung","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Items: Very Few Available. We have just acquired a small number of these 11\" × 23 ¼\" advertising posters for the SA Sturmabteilung organization's official newspaper: \u003cem\u003eDer SA-Mann\u003c\/em\u003e (The SA-Mann \/ Stormtrooper). The poster shows a Wehrmacht Heer Army soldier standing holding his k98K rifle in front on the ground, with his feet on the map of \"Greater Germany\" of 1939. Behind him is a large eagle, and we can see some awards on his uniform, as well as a gorget around his neck, which looks to be for the Feldgendarmerie. The eagle on his right chest however is a Luftwaffe style, so it is most likely that the artist was not a member of the military. The poster image is signed in the upper right, however we cannot read it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Towards the bottom is a clear message in red print:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDer SA-Mann\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDein Kamerad im\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKleinkrieg des Alltags\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDas Blatt für jeden Deutschen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeden Freitag neu! Einzelpreis 15 Pfg.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis roughly translates to:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe SA man\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eYour comrade in\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe petty war of everyday life\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe paper for every German\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew every Friday! Single price 15 Pfg.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Overall condition of the posters is very good, though they do show staining and age toning. All are folded in half, and at one time may have been folded into quarters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery interesting and ready to add to your collection!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe S.A.-\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eSturmabteilung\u003c\/em\u003e, literally Storm Detachment, was the NSDAP Party's original paramilitary. It played a significant role in Adolf AH's rise to power in the 1920s and 1930s. Its primary purposes were providing protection for NSDAP rallies and assemblies, disrupting the meetings of opposing parties, fighting against the paramilitary units of the opposing parties, especially the Red Front Fighters League (\u003cem\u003eRotfrontkämpferbund\u003c\/em\u003e) of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD), and intimidating Romani, trade unionists, and, especially, Jews – for instance, during the NSDAP boycott of Jewish businesses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe SA were also called the \"Brownshirts\" (\u003cem\u003eBraunhemden\u003c\/em\u003e) from the color of their uniform shirts, similar to Benito Mussolini's blackshirts. The SA developed pseudo-military titles for its members, with ranks that were later adopted by several other NSDAP Party groups, chief amongst them the \u003cem\u003eSchutzstaffel\u003c\/em\u003e (SS), which originated as a branch of the SA before being separated. Brown-colored shirts were chosen as the SA uniform because a large number of them were cheaply available after World War I, having originally been ordered during the war for colonial troops posted to Germany's former African colonies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe SA became disempowered after Adolf AH ordered the \"blood purge\" of 1934. This event became known as the Night of the Long Knives (die Nacht der langen Messer). The SA continued to exist, but was effectively superseded by the SS, although it was not formally dissolved until after NSDAP Germany's final capitulation to the Allies in 1945.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41135761752133,"sku":"ONJR24HGM051M","price":295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/ONJR24HGM051M__01.jpg?v=1710446549","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-german-wwii-sa-organization-sa-mann-newspaper-11-x-23-advertising-poster-sturmabteilung","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}