1990 Interview with Adolphus F., an early SA (Sturmabteilung) man and later with the Waffen-SS LAH (Leibstandarte-SS Adolf Hitler)

Done in Hamburg

What attracted you to join the SA and fight for Hitler?

Adolphus: First, my fight was for Germany, not Hitler. He was our leader and encouraged us to do everything for Germany, not him. I grew up in a middle class working family here in Hamburg, my father worked at the docks, and I followed him. He was a follower of the Red Front, as they seemed to be th…