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- It had two million members under Röhm by 1933.
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Initially a close friend and early ally of Adolf Hitler, Röhm was the co-founder and leader of the Sturmabteilung (SA), the Nazi Party's original paramilitary wing, which played a significant role in Adolf Hitler's rise to power.
Röhm, as one of the earliest members of the Nazi Party, had participated in the Munich Beer Hall Putsch, an attempt by Hitler to seize power by force in 1923. A combat veteran of World War I, Röhm had recently boasted that he would execute 12 men in retaliation for the killing of any stormtrooper. [12]
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.
May 9, 2024 · On the night of June 30, 1934, Röhm and many more leaders of the SA were shot by members of Heinrich Himmler’s SS (Schutzstaffeln; German: “Protective Echelon”).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Feb 9, 2010 · In Germany, Nazi leader Adolf Hitler orders a bloody purge of his own political party, assassinating hundreds of Nazis whom he believed had the potential to become political enemies in the future.
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 26, 2024 · One of the earliest members of Hitler‘s inner circle was Ernst Röhm, a former military officer who helped Hitler build up the SA (Sturmabteilung), the paramilitary wing of the Nazi Party.