The Night of the Long Knives
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Joke of the day: What do an apple and a Nazi have in common?
They both belong hanging in trees.
Joke of the day: What do an apple and a Nazi have in common?
They both belong hanging in trees.
The Night of the Long Knives, 1934
The Night of the Long Knives, in June 1934, saw the wiping out of the SA's leadership and others who had angered Hitler in the recent past in Nazi Germany. After this date, the SS lead by Heinrich Himmler was to become far more powerful in Nazi Germany. For all the power the Enabling Act gave Hitler, he still felt threatened by some in the Nazi Party. He was also worried that the regular army had not given an oath of allegiance. Hitler knew that the army hierarchy held him in disdain as he was 'only ' a corporal in their eyes. More so; some of the important would not support Hitler and others would not support Hitler while these people remained. Some SA members were also keen on the original ideas of Nazis- A National Socialist Revolution. They wanted the rich landowners and businessman to be swept away or taken over. Gregor Strasser was the main believer in this and, to fuel Hitler’s rage, had a lot of supporters. Ernest Roehm, leader of SA, also clashed with Hitler. He wanted his brown-shirts to replace The German Army. Hitler got his ‘buddies’ to compile a list of such disloyal men. The SS, thus, arrested dozens of SA men. Many were shot dead, others were sent to concentration camps, never to be seen again. Roehm was arrested and was shot dead. Strasser was shot dead. Unknown to others, Hitler also takes the opportunity to annihilate Von Scheicher, the ex-chancellor. Thus, over 1000 opponents were murdered. Hitler thus became the President, when the ex-President ‘died’. The Night of the Long Knives not only removed the SA leaders but also got Hitler the army's oath that he so needed. By the summer of 1934, the SA's numbers had swollen to 2 million men. They
Joke of the day: What do an apple and a Nazi have in common?
They both belong hanging in trees.
Joke of the day: What do an apple and a Nazi have in common?
They both belong hanging in trees.
The Night of the Long Knives, 1934
The Night of the Long Knives, in June 1934, saw the wiping out of the SA's leadership and others who had angered Hitler in the recent past in Nazi Germany. After this date, the SS lead by Heinrich Himmler was to become far more powerful in Nazi Germany. For all the power the Enabling Act gave Hitler, he still felt threatened by some in the Nazi Party. He was also worried that the regular army had not given an oath of allegiance. Hitler knew that the army hierarchy held him in disdain as he was 'only ' a corporal in their eyes. More so; some of the important would not support Hitler and others would not support Hitler while these people remained. Some SA members were also keen on the original ideas of Nazis- A National Socialist Revolution. They wanted the rich landowners and businessman to be swept away or taken over. Gregor Strasser was the main believer in this and, to fuel Hitler’s rage, had a lot of supporters. Ernest Roehm, leader of SA, also clashed with Hitler. He wanted his brown-shirts to replace The German Army. Hitler got his ‘buddies’ to compile a list of such disloyal men. The SS, thus, arrested dozens of SA men. Many were shot dead, others were sent to concentration camps, never to be seen again. Roehm was arrested and was shot dead. Strasser was shot dead. Unknown to others, Hitler also takes the opportunity to annihilate Von Scheicher, the ex-chancellor. Thus, over 1000 opponents were murdered. Hitler thus became the President, when the ex-President ‘died’. The Night of the Long Knives not only removed the SA leaders but also got Hitler the army's oath that he so needed. By the summer of 1934, the SA's numbers had swollen to 2 million men. They