Night of the Long Knives - Wikipedia
The Night of the Long Knives (German: Nacht der langen Messer, pronounced [ˈnaxt deːɐ ˈlaŋən ˈmɛsɐ] ⓘ), also called the Röhm purge or Operation Hummingbird (German: Unternehmen Kolibri), was a purge that took place in Nazi Germany from 30 June to 2 July 1934.
Long knives - Wikipedia
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Night of the Long Knives | Date, Victims, Summary, & Facts
2024年12月18日 · Night of the Long Knives, in German history, purge of Nazi leaders by Adolf Hitler on June 30, 1934. Fearing that the paramilitary SA had become too powerful, Hitler ordered his elite SS guards to murder the organization’s leaders, including Ernst Röhm .
Hitler purges members of his own Nazi party in Night of the Long Knives
2010年2月9日 · The event became known as the Night of the Long Knives. The leadership of the Nazi Storm Troopers (SA), whose four million members had helped bring Hitler to power in the early 1930s, was ...
Night of the Long Knives - World History Encyclopedia
2024年10月11日 · The Night of the Long Knives was a purge by Adolf Hitler of the Nazi party's SA paramilitary group and certain political enemies. The SA leader Röhm was shot along with hundreds of other individuals so that Hitler could maintain the loyalty of the German Army, which saw the SA as a rival.
Night of the Long Knives - HistoryNet
2018年8月20日 · The world was about to enter its own night of the long knives. A disillusioned young SA officer who survived the purge, Werner Naumann, later summed up the events of June 30–July 1, 1934, for Hitler biographer John Toland.
The Night of Long Knives - The Holocaust Explained
The Night of Long Knives, also known as the Röhm Putsch, was the purge of the SA leadership and other political opponents from 30 June 1934 to 2 July 1934. Carried out primarily by the SS and the Gestapo, over 150 people were murdered and hundreds more were arrested.
The Night of the Long Knives | Facing History & Ourselves
2016年8月2日 · What happened on the “Night of the Long Knives”? How did Hitler justify the actions taken that night? Why did some people feel the massacre turned Hitler’s regime from “a gang of criminals running the country” to one with “a newly discovered respectability”?
Hitler’s Purge: The Night of the Long Knives Explained
The Night of the Long Knives was considered by Hindenburg to be a great victory over the rowdy and uncontrollable SA, a victory that he enjoyed for exactly one month until his death on 1 August 1934.
The Nazi Party: The Night of the Long Knives - Jewish Virtual Library
The Night of the Long Knives was a turning point in the history of Hitler's Germany. Hitler had made it clear that he was the supreme ruler of Germany who had the right to be judge and jury, and had the power to decide whether people lived or died.