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Walter Stennes | |
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| Regional commander in Eastern Germany | |
| In office 30 September 1927 – April 1931 | |
| Supreme SA Leader | Franz Pfeffer von Salomon Adolf Hitler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Walter Franz Maria Stennes 12 April 1895 Bad Wünnenberg, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | 19 May 1983 (aged 88) Lüdenscheid, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany |
| Political party | German Social Party |
| Other political affiliations | Nazi Party (1927–1931) |
| Spouse |
Hildegard Margarete Elisabeth Borkenhagen
(m. 1930) |
| Alma mater | Schloss Bensberg |
| Occupation | Officer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  German Empire |
| Branch/service | Imperial German Army |
| Rank | Leutnant |
| Unit | 3rd Westphalian Infantry Regiment |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Iron Cross First Class Knight's Cross of the House Order of Hohenzollern |
Walter Franz Maria Stennes (12 April 1895 – 19 May 1983) was a leader of the Sturmabteilung (SA, stormtroopers, or "brownshirts") of the Nazi Party in Berlin and the surrounding area. In August 1930 he led a revolt against Adolf Hitler, the leader of the party, and Hitler's appointed regional head of the party in the Berlin area, Joseph Goebbels. The dispute was over Hitler's policies and practices in the use of the SA, and the underlying purpose of the paramilitary organization. Hitler quelled the revolt peacefully, but after a second rebellion in March–April 1931, the SA was purged and Stennes was expelled from the party.