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Ernst Julius Günther Röhm (German: [ɛʁnst ˈʁøːm]; 28 November 1887 – 1 July 1934) was a German military officer and a leading member of the Nazi Party.
May 31, 2024 · Ernst Röhm was a German army officer and chief organizer of Adolf Hitler’s Storm Troopers (Sturmabteilung, or SA; Brownshirts). Feared as a rival by Hitler, he was murdered at the Führer’s order.
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Dec 24, 2018 · Ernst Röhm was a former soldier and a co-founder of the Nazi Party with Hitler. He led the SA, a paramilitary group that intimidated opponents and threatened the government, but was betrayed and executed by Hitler in 1934.
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Mar 27, 2017 · Learn how Ernst Röhm, Hitler's right-hand man and head of the Brownshirts, challenged and embraced masculinity as a gay Nazi. Explore how his sexual orientation influenced his role in the rise and fall of the Nazi party and its views on homosexuality.
The Röhm Purge was the murder of the leadership of the SA (Storm Troopers), the Nazi paramilitary formation led by Ernst Röhm. The murders took place between June 30 and July 2, 1934. The ruling elites and ultimately Hitler saw the SA as a threat to their hold on power.
May 9, 2024 · 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 Rohm, as well as hundreds of other perceived opponents.
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Learn about the life and death of Ernst Röhm, a former Reichswehr officer and a close ally of Hitler who was killed in 1934. See a photo of him at an SA meeting and read about his role in the Nazi party and his conflict with other leaders.
