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Edmund Heines (21 July 1897 – 30 June 1934) was a German Nazi politician and Deputy to Ernst Röhm, the Stabschef of the Sturmabteilung (SA). Heines was one of the earliest members of the Nazi Party and a leading member of the SA in Munich , participating in the Beer Hall Putsch and becoming a notorious enforcer of the party.
- Position abolished
- World War I
- 1915–1918
- Execution by firing squad
Apr 24, 2024 · His fall from grace serves as a cautionary tale of the unpredictability of politics and the consequences of blind allegiance. The rise and fall of Edmund Heines offer a glimpse into the complex...
Aug 20, 2018 · Röhm began protesting, but Hitler spun away and began pounding on the next door until Röhm’s sleep-rumpled second in command, Edmund Heines, warily opened it. Behind him stood an 18-year-old storm trooper who had spent the night with him. When Heines resisted arrest, an SS soldier knocked him to the ground.
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Edmund Heines was born in Munich on 21st July, 1897. He served as a junior officer in the First World War. (1) After the war former senior officers in the German Army began raising private armies called Freikorps. These were used to defend the German borders against the possibility of invasion from the Red Army.
Hitler’s SS catch SA leaders asleep. For this episode, Professor Richard Toye joined me on the podcast to talk about the interwar period. As Hitler was landing in Munich his SS bodyguard discovered the SA leaders asleep in a hotel, some with their male lovers. They shot Edmund Heines and arrested the remainder, taking them to prison in Munich.
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It was during this speech that Hitler gave the purge its name: Night of the Long Knives (a phrase from a popular Nazi song). Hitler claimed that 61 had been executed while 13 had been shot resisting arrest and three had committed suicide. Others have argued that as many as 400 people were killed during the purge.
