Which of the following was a key difference between the SA and the SS?
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Correct answer: The SS was more elite and ideologically fanatical than the populist SA
While the SA was a massive, often unruly street-fighting force, the SS was developed as a highly disciplined, racially 'pure' elite. After the purge of the SA in 1934, the SS became the dominant paramilitary arm of the party.
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