After Hitler and the Nazis obtained national power in January 1933, the SA became increasingly eager for power itself. By the end of 1933, the SA numbered three million men and many saw themselves as a replacement for the "antiquated" Reichswehr (German Army). Röhm's ideal was to absorb the Reichswehr (then limited by law to no more than 100,000 men) into the SA, which would be a new "people's army". This deeply offended and alarmed the Reichswehr, and threatened Hitler's goal of co-opting the Reichswehr. The SA's increasing power and ambitions also posed a threat to the other Nazi leaders.[14] Originally an adjunct to the SA, the SS was placed under the control of Heinrich Himmler in part to restrict the power of the SA and their leaders.[15] Wiki