storm-troops

storm troops

noun Military.
(formerly) German troops specially chosen and equipped for carrying out assault operations.

Origin:
1915–20; translation of German Sturmtruppen

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storm troops

noun
Nazi militia created by Hitler in 1921 that helped him to power but was eclipsed by the SS after 1943 [syn: SA
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