History

The SA (Sturmabteilung, storm detachment) was established in 1921 as a paramilitary protection squad of the NSDAP. The members of the SA were tasked with protecting party leaders at political rallies and meetings from the paramilitary forces of the opposing political factions. The SA was first utilised on November 4, 1921 at a meeting held in Munich’s "Hofbräuhaus" beer hall. The organisation was banned after the failed putsch in 1923 and was reactivated in February 1925.

The command flag of the Chief of Staff of the SA had two different patterns.
The first pattern features a silver-coloured eagle emblem on a white square, with a red diagonal stripe from the top right to the bottom left corner. The eagle sits on top of a golden wreath of leaves with three oak leaves and three acorns inside. At the bottom, the words "Der Stabschef" (the chief of staff) are featured in black Gothic letters.
The second pattern shows an eagle emblem inside a square, with a static swastika in each corner. Superimposed over the eagle is a round wreath of oak leaves with the SA rune symbol inside.