ABSTRACT

Anwärter (Stammrolle) Class Occupational subgroup (1933)

LOWER 1. Agricultural workers 0 0 CLASS 2. Unskilled workers 18.9 19.4

3. SkilIed (craft) workers 43.2 26.4 4. Other skilled workers 0 0.7 5. Domestic workers 0 0

Subtotal 62.1 46.5 Lower-6. Master craftsmen 2.7 1.4 & 7. Non-academic professionals 0 2.8 middle-8. White-collar employees 8.1 14.5 MIDDLE 9. Lower civil servants 0 14.5 CLASS 10. Merchants 2.7 14.5

11. Farmers 13.5 0 Sub total 27.0 47.7 Upper-12. Managers 0 0 MIDDLE 13. Higher civil servants 0 1.4 CLASS & 14. University students 2.7 0 UPPER 15. Academic professionals 8.1 2.1 CLASS 16. Entrepreneurs 0 0 Sub total 10.8 3.5 STATUS 17. Non-university students 0 0.7 UNCLEAR 18. Pensionersl retired 0 0.7

19. Illegible/no data 0 0.7 Subtotal 0 2.1 TOTAL (%) 100 100 Frequency (N) 37 144

Table 6.1 continued

(3) (4) (5) (6) (7) Groß llsede Northeim North-West Paderborn

(Provinz County Baden (Provinz Hanover) (Provinz (Mannheim) Westphalia)

Hanover) Members Leaders SA SA Sturm SA SA Sturm

lI/251 Brigade 153 2/158

(late 1932) (1929-33) (Stammrolle) (Stammrolle) 0 11.4 0 0 0

40.0 38.6 7.0 7.4 12.5 45.0 38.6 22.8 36.8 12.5

0 0 1.7 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0

85.0 88.6 31.5 45.4 25.0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.2 5.0 0 8.8 10.4 25.0 0 0 8.8 6.7 25.0 0 0 5.3 5.5 0 5.0 9.1 0 0 0

10.0 9.1 22.9 22.6 56.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 0 0 2.2 26.3 0 0 5.0 0 8.8 9.2 6.2 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 2.2 35.1 9.8 6.2 0 0 10.5 17.2 6.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.9 6.2 0 0 10.5 22.1 12.4

100 100 100 100 100

Table 6.1 continued

(8) (9) Villingen County (Baden)

Members Leaders Class Occupational subgroup

(1932)

LOWER 1. Agricultural workers 0 0 CLASS 2. Unskilled workers 18.9 0

3. Skilled (craft) workers 16.2 23.1 4. Other skilled workers 0 0 5. Domestic workers 0 0

Sub total 35.1 23.1 Lower-6. Master craftsmen 2.7 0 & 7. Non-academic professionals 2.7 0 middle-8. White-collar employees 10.8 23.1 MIDDLE 9. Lower civil servants 0 7.7 CLASS 10. Merchants 24.3 23.1

11. Farmers 0 7.7 Subtotal 40.5 61.6 Upper-12. Managers 0 0 MIDDLE 13. Higher civil servants 0 0 CLASS & 14. University students 0 0 UPPER 15. Academic professionals 0 15.3 CLASS 16. Entrepreneurs 0 0 Sub total 0 15.3 STATUS 17. Non-university students 0 0 UNCLEAR 18. Pensioners/retired 0 0

19. Illegible/no data 24.3 0 Subtotal 24.3 0 TOTAL (%) 100 100 Frequency (N) 37 13

THE SA

Table 6.1 continued

(10) (11) (12) (13) (14) Waiblingen Wetzlar Witzen hausen Germany

County County County (Württemberg) (Hesse-Nassau) (Hesse-Nassau)

SA SA Sturm 23/ Members Leaders Leaders Brigade 55 R.224 (Various SA units)

(Personalakten) (1932-4) (Mannschaftslisten) (1930-4) 1.5 0 3.1 0 1.3 9.2 25.6 18.9 20.6 15.8

37.7 19.8 46.7 44.1 28.9 1.5 3.5 0.3 5.9 2.6 0 0 0 0 0

49.9 48.9 69.0 70.6 48.6

6.9 0 2.7 2.9 2.6 0.8 1.2 0.3 0 2.6 4.6 5.8 2.7 2.9 11.8 7.7 12.8 3.1 2.9 10.5 6.9 4.6 15.1 8.8 7.9

13.1 23.2 4.5 5.9 6.6

40.0 47.6 28.4 23.4 42.0

0.8 0 0 0 0 0.8 0 0.7 0 0 2.3 0 0 0 0 2.3 1.2 0.7 2.9 5.3 1.5 2.3 0.3 2.9 1.3 7.7 3.5 1.7 5.8 6.6 1.5 0 0.7 0 1.3 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 0 0 0 1.3

2.3 0 0.7 0 2.6

100 100 100 100 100

130 86 291 34 76

HITLER'S FOLLOWERS

Table6.2 The social and occupational background of SA recruits, 1931-4 (by %)"

Note: a Based on those members tabulated in Table 6.1 whose date of entry into the SA could be determined.