february april early member commander paramilitary wing storm detachment appointed head elite time numbered thousand men found difficult cope larger success post membership dropped significantly leadership dismissed post officially family reasons arrested nazis came power believed executed april buried september year life born february catholic city bavaria attended school little known early life following germany defeat world war mass unemployment poverty crime civil unrest plagued country time served unit small right wing political party known created seated munich changed rejected terms treaty versailles advocated anti adolf_hitler leader party instructed war veteran early associate organize assault section protect nazi officials rallies disrupt opponents storm detachment took advantage high rate unemployed young males quickly expanded organization paramilitary force early member joined small bodyguard unit adolf_hitler named shock troop hitler year hitler felt strong try seize power munich inspired march rome previous year nazis aimed establish power munich challenge government berlin november paramilitary units took abortive coup état resulting death sixteen nazi supporters police officers event known beer hall hitler nazi leaders incarcerated high treason associated formations including officially disbanded career hitler release prison december officially hitler ordered formation new bodyguard unit protection command formed included old members year expanded renamed storm squadron finally protection squadron described police reputation joined early advocate separating unit parent organization march transferred leadership acting deputy disillusioned authority head found difficult function larger powerful leadership code discipline enforced tolerated ranks demanded men command involved party matters concern intention create small elite unit obtain higher quality recruits munich area unit unable maintain momentum membership declined continued struggle attempted small group deputy september great enthusiasm vision displayed good abilities driving force time eclipsed dismissal assumed position approval january differing accounts reason dismissal party merely announced family reasons suggested time dismissal jews owner clothing supply business sold uniforms company munich supplied partner pants uniforms discovered company owned jew alleged making large profits clothing sales uniforms led having resign head says dismissal probably ineffective job rumors police informer biographer says official announcement clues explain dismissal appointment greatly expanded time ultimate aim turn powerful organization germany death hitler party came national power numbered million men nazis achieved power began swiftly eliminate opposition death list composed included nazis fell favor hitler included names men nazis wanted killed april arrested murdered orders members security service intelligence department corpse found september buried september explanatory notes
Erhard Heiden