How did Nazi storm troopers intimidate political opponents during the 1933 election campaign?

During the 1933 election campaign, the SA (Sturmabteilung), or Nazi storm troopers, played a central role in a brutal and violent campaign of terror intended to intimidate political opponents and influence the electorate.12

Under the command of Ernst Röhm, these paramilitary forces engaged in unchecked street violence and physical assaults against those who opposed the Nazi Party, including communists, socialists, and other political rivals. This atmosphere of fear was further intensified following the Reichstag fire on February 27, 1933. Exploiting the fire as a pretext, the Nazi government suspended civil liberties, which allowed for the widespread arrest of communist and other opposition leaders.3124

The use of such violence was a fundamental tool in the Nazi Party's efforts to dismantle democratic processes and establish a totalitarian dictatorship, ultimately pressuring the Reichstag to pass the Enabling Act in March 1933.512