almost all of his political enemies were wiped out during these nights. the leader of the SA, ernst rohm, was murdered in this time as he had become a threat. this meant that the only force still capable of removing Hitler was the army, which soon swore an oath of alliegance. almost any political enemy you can think of that would have could have or had opposed Hitler was killed on this night. pure terror. there was no longer anyone to oppose him.
hitler purged germany of his political and social opponents
for one thing, Hitler made his government look more intimiating, silencing the public because of the fear this created. night of the long knives also shows Hitler's paranoia or suspicion, even within his own government!
The night (actually a weekend) in June 1934 when Hitler used the SS to kill leaders of the SA and others who had recently angered him
Answeraculy no it was not Hitler. the liquidation of Ernst Rohm and the SA leadership by the SS in June 1934
Hitler planned The Night of the Long Knives, 30 June 1934, to eliminate the SA (a paramilitary force that helped him greatly achieve power) once and for all. His friend Ernst Rohm was the leader of the SA who was killed on the Night of the Long Knives. Hitler didn't kill Rohm himself but indirectly, yes, Hitler killed his friend.
The Night of Long Knives. While the Enabling Act laid the groundwork for political permission for the Nazis to do as they wished, the violence of the Night of Long Knives ensured that any critics would be silenced and they would proceed without their propaganda questioned.
The Night of Long Knives occurred on June 30, 1934. More than a thousand high ranking SA officials (Hitler's militant Nazi storm troopers), including several of Hitler's oldest affiliates were executed in a bloody purge by those who opposed the group's radicalism. After this purge, another Nazi organization was created to replace the SA officials: the Schutzstaffel, or the SS. The SS became the most dreaded arm of Nazi terror. Thus the Night of Long Knives was an action of opposition against the Nazi regime that simply gave rise to an even stronger paramilitary organization for the Nazis.
When he entered in the beer hall When he wrote his book in prison Night of the long knives The burning of the reichstag
it was an operation by Hitler just before the holocaust took place, look it up
Gregor Strasser was a Reichstag deputy assassinated during purge "Night of Long Knives" 30 Jun 1934
in the night of the long knives the important people that died were Ernst Rohm leader of the S.A and Kurt von Schleicher who was Hitler's procedure chancellor and also Gregor Strasser a former nazi who resined from the party as he had socialist views. hope that helped a bit : ) SOPHIE
The Night of the Long Knives or "Operation Hummingbird" was an operation in which Adolf Hitler ordered the SS (Schutzstaffel, Protective Squadron) and Gestapo (Secret Police) to assassinate the leaders of the SA (Sturmabteilung, Stormtroopers). Hitler required the support of the Army and Big Business Elites but they did not trust the SA, in order for Hitler to gain their support, he had all the SA leaders assassinated between June 30 and July 2 1934.