Editing Gregor Strasser (section)

===Paramilitary career===
In 1919, Strasser and his brother joined the right-wing ''[[Freikorps]]'' led by [[Franz Ritter von Epp]].{{sfn|Childers|2017|p=71}} The aim of the group was to suppress [[communism]] in Bavaria. He established and commanded the ''Sturmbataillon Niederbayern'' ("Storm Battalion Lower Bavaria"), with the young [[Heinrich Himmler]] employed as his adjutant.{{sfn|Wistrich|2013|pp=246–247}} Strasser was known for his enormous stature, commanding personality, and boundless organizational energy.{{sfn|Childers|2017|p=72}} By March 1920, Strasser's Freikorps was ready to participate in the failed [[Kapp Putsch]], whereas his brother Otto had turned to the left of the political spectrum and helped combat this right-wing ''[[coup d'état]]''.{{sfn|Wistrich|2013|pp=246–247}}

The Strasser brothers advocated an [[anti-capitalist]] and social revolutionary course for the NSDAP, which at the same time was also firmly [[Economic antisemitism|antisemitic]] and [[Anti-communism|anti-Marxist]].{{sfn|Fulbrook|2015|p=45}}