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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.
Apr 18, 2024 · Ernst Röhm (born November 28, 1887, Munich, Germany—died July 1, 1934, Munich-Stadelheim) 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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Jun 28, 2021 · 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.
Dec 24, 2018 · Ernst Röhm, an early member of the Nazi party and close ally of Hitlers, was the Party's chief of staff and commander of the Sturmabteilung. Though he was a friend and ally, Hitler feared Röhm's military influence and so plotted to have him executed.
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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 Röhm .
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Oct 18, 2019 · Ernst Röhm was a fat, stocky, red-faced little man who had been wounded three times in the First World War, including having half his nose shot away, and when the Great War ended in 1918, Röhm became a professional freebooter and swashbuckler, with boundless contempt for the civilian way of life.
Ernst Röhm (1887-1934), Chief of Staff of the Sturmabteilung, was an prominent early Nazi leader. A close personal friend of Adolf Hitler, Röhm was one of the most powerful Nazis before the seizure of power.
