31. He joined the " Sturmabteilung " ( SA ) in 1929 and became dedicated to the Nazi cause. 32. More than a thousand Sturmabteilung personnel and recent medical school graduates were indoctrinated each year on Nazi racial topics until 1945. 33. Earlier in 1933 he became a member of the Nazi paramilitary organization Sturmabteilung , and in 1944 was promoted to Sturmbannf�hrer. 34. Leaving the army as a staff sergeant in April 1931 Gr�newald again struggled to find employment and so joined the Sturmabteilung . 35. A single grade " Expert Horseman Badge " was issued in the early 1930s by the " Sturmabteilung ". 36. The " Sturmabteilung Rohr " was committed to the re-conquest of the Hartmannsweiler Kopf in December 1915. 37. He became a Director in the Sturmabteilung in 1926, achieving the rank of Sturmbannf�hrer in 1931 and Standartenf�hrer in 1937. 38. Pernkopf, he found, joined the Nazi party in 1933 and the Sturmabteilung , or Brown Shirts, a year later. 39. In 1934, Hitler ordered the extrajudicial killings of Ernst R�hm and all members of the Sturmabteilung who remained loyal to him. 40. This remained as the insignia until the end of the war, and the " Sturmabteilung ", in 1945.