Viktor Lutze was a German Nazi Party functionary and the commander of the Sturmabteilung who succeeded Ernst Röhm as Stabschef and Reichsleiter. After Lutze died from injuries received in a car accide
Lutze in 1938
Hitler (centre, in front of the wreath), Lutze (on Hitler's left), and Himmler (on Hitler's right), giving a Nazi salute in front of the First World War cenotaph in the 1934 Nuremberg rally
Adolf Hitler with the widowed Paula Lutze at the Viktor Lutze state funeral, 7 May 1943
The Sturmabteilung, or SA, was the original paramilitary militia under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party of Germany. The organisation played a significant role in Hitler's rise to power in the 1920s and
Viktor Lutze
…Viktor Lutze (28 December 1890 – 2 May 1943) was a German Nazi Party functionary and the commander of the Sturmabteilung ("SA") who succeeded Ernst Röhm as Stabschef and Reichsleiter. After Lutze died from injuries received in a car accident, he was given an elaborate…
Hitler and Hermann Göring with SA stormtroopers in front of Frauenkirche, Nuremberg in 1928
The SA unit in Nuremberg, 1929
Marketing for the SA's Sturm Cigarette Company also promoted military service.
The SA unit in Berlin in 1932