The Night of The Long Knives - Hitler's Purge (1934)

2LiterJaySTM
Published on Nov 5, 2025
What really happened during the Rohm Purge? In 1934 the SA were approaching a state of revolt as they felt Adolf Hitler had not taken his National Socialist revolution far enough. Also, they felt that they were not being given enough power and they felt like the second fiddle compared to the army. Pressure was mounting on Hitler to deal with these rowdy brownshirts from all directions, the conservatives, his vice chancellor Papen, President Hindenburg, the German people and even the other leading members of the NSDAP like Goring, Goebbels and Himmler.

Eventually Adolf Hitler could hesitate no more and he decided on radical action. In late June the SA was changed forever as the head of the organization was severed clean off and from then on the SS would be by far the main NSDAP organization. Also the opportunity was used to take care of political rivals and settle old grudges. When all was said and done.. dozens laid dead all over Germany. Let's find out what happened, to who and why.

Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzU_rsAa33rrSU20e7l2G-2yrJrqayedk

Intro: 0:00
A Second Revolution: 1:45
Descent into Chaos: 9:37
The Night of The Long Knives: 19:17
Events Come to a Close: 29:57
Aftermath: 33:20
Conclusion: 39:10

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