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Night of the Long Knives
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Who was responsible for the 'night of the long knives'?
Answeraculy no it was not Hitler. the liquidation of Ernst Rohm and the SA leadership by the SS in June 1934
Who was rohm?
Ernst Rohm was the leader of the Nazi SA (Brown Shirts), and Adolf Hitler's most serious rival for control of the National Socialist Party in Germany. After 1934 you don't see photos of the Brown Shirts anymore because Hitler had their leaders killed by Heinrich Himmler's SS (the Night of the Long Knives), including Ernst Rohm who was thrown into a jail cell and then shot. With their leaders dead, the 1.4 million members of the SA were absorbed into other Nazi organizations. Ernst Rohm was basically a brutal thug. He was a lowbrow and unsophisticated working-class Nazi, but I can think of two good things to say about him. One: he went to his death bravely, ripping open his brown shirt to bare his chest for the bullets. And two: although Rohm pushed Nazi-ism on Germany, I think it less probable that he would have tried to push it on Europe, as Hitler did.
Who is ernst rohm?
Ernst Rohm was the leader of the Nazi SA (Brown Shirts), and Adolf Hitler's most serious rival for control of the National Socialist Party in Germany. After 1934 you don't see photos of the Brown Shirts anymore because Hitler had their leaders killed by Heinrich Himmler's SS (the Night of the Long Knives), including Ernst Rohm who was thrown into a jail cell and then shot. With their leaders dead, the 1.4 million members of the SA were absorbed into other Nazi organizations. Ernst Rohm was basically a brutal thug. He was a lowbrow and unsophisticated working-class Nazi, but I can think of two good things to say about him. One: he went to his death bravely, ripping open his brown shirt to bare his chest for the bullets. And two: although Rohm pushed Nazi-ism on Germany, I think it less probable that he would have tried to push it on Europe, as Hitler did.
Who are the SA?
Sturm Abteilung, the Storm Wing of the Nazi party. Led by Ernst Roehm they were superseeded by the SS after the Night of the Long Knives.
What did Hitler use the SA for?
The SS(Shutzstaffel) or Praetorian Guard was Hitler's personal bodyguard unit. Constructed after the takeover of Germany, the SS was led by SS-Reichsfuhrer Heinrich Himmler who inducted ceremonial rites and codes into the military division. On the Night of the Long Knives, the SS was used to murder Chief of Staff of the SA Ernst Rohm and other high SA officials. Afterwards, the SS was the primary fighting force and military power of the Nazi regime. The men incorporated into the SS were the "elite". The SS was based on absolute loyalty to the Fuhrer. There were two main branches of the SS. The Waffen-SS, the fighting unit, and the Allgemeine-SS, more or less the reservists. There were also the subdivisions of the SS such as the Einsatzgruppen, the death squads who killed the occupants of the invaded countries, and the SS-Totenkopfverb
What did the ss officer say would happen to those who could not work book night?
He said they will be killed and sent to crematorium
Did Adolph Hitler kill rommell?
no, Italy was an axi, it supported Hitler, so Hitler would never kill roma___Oops. Roma (Romanies) are 'gypsies' and the answer is yes. At least 220,000 were slaughtered by the Nazis.
When was Ernst Roehm Killed?
Ernst Julius Günther Röhm, leader of Hitler's Sturmabteilung (SA, Stormtroopers) was arrested on 30 June 1934, for allegedly planning a putsch against Hitler.Hitler ordered Röhm the following day (1 July 1934) to commit suicide. When he failed to do so he was shot by Waffen-SS General Theodor Eike, commandant of the SS Death's Head Division.
Why was it called the night of long knives?
The Night of the Long Knives occurred on June 29 1934. During this night, Hitler had the SS murder between 100 and 200 SA (the 'brownshirt' paramilitary) leaders whom he thought might pose him a threat in the future. Those killed included Ernst Rohm, the leader of the SA, whom Hitler saw as competition.
What happened on the night of the Long Knives?
After Hitler sent out his SS men to completely destroy the SA, their roles changed dramatically. They were originally a private body guard for Hitler, but now they started terrorizing and intimidating the people of Germany to be obedient to Hitler and the Nazis. The SS had the power to arrest people without trial; they could also search houses and they ran the concentration camps. On The Night of the Long Knives, Hitler sent the SS out to kill opponents or take them to concentration camps. Hitler was extremely concerned about Rohm and so sent his SS men into his house where he was arrested and later shot. After this had been done Hitler went to the Reichstag and announced that Rohm had been arrested and shot for trying to seize power. Hitler purged large numbers of political opponents from the SA, including its leader, Ernst Roehm, whom he saw as a threat to his position. At least 85 people died and over 1,000 were imprisoned, establishing Hitler alone to be, in his own words, "the supreme judge of the German people."
How did the oath of loyalty from the army help Hitler rise to power?
hitler took over the army with the help of the ss as hiltler killed ernest rohm who was the leader of the SA. Hitler then gave them the oath that they will respect hitler and help him in the battles that they declared to fight on. hitler did this as he had most power.
What has the author Ernst Gu nther Kra tschmer written?
Ernst Gu nther Kra tschmer has written: 'Die Ritterkreuztra ger der Waffen-SS'
