the fall of Ernst Röhm, the SA had adopted a more formal appearance to its uniforms in an effort to make the group appear as an actual military formation rather than a group of street fighters. To this end, the SA had created a formal "office" type uniform which consisted of a brown coat worn over the basic brown shirt uniform. Special uniforms also existed for corps of the SA, such as the motorized SA, the SA Alpine troops, and the SA-Marine, considered an auxiliary of the Kriegsmarine. It was the SA-Marine that expanded its uniforms almost to a level unto themselves, with special nautical insignia which no other unit of the SA displayed. Gallery See also Nazi party paramilitary ranks Ranks and insignia of the Nazi Party Ranks and insignia of the Schutzstaffel Ranks and insignia of the National Socialist Motor Corps Ranks and insignia of the Reichsluftschutzbund Ranks and Insignia of the German Army in World War II Comparative military ranks of World War II Corps colours of the Sturmabteilung References Bibliography Bedurftig, Friedemann, and Zenter, Christian. The Encyclopedia of the Third Reich. 1985. Hayes, A. SS Uniforms, Insignia and Accoutrements''. Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. 2000. Sturmabteilung SA