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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.
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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The Röhm scandal resulted from the public disclosure of Nazi politician Ernst Röhm's homosexuality by anti-Nazis in 1931 and 1932. As a result of the scandal, Röhm became the first known homosexual politician.
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.
- William Delong
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.
Ernst Julius Günther Röhm (* 28. November 1887 in München; † 1. Juli 1934 in München-Stadelheim) war ein deutscher Offizier, Führer der Sturmabteilung (SA) und Politiker der Nationalsozialistischen Deutschen Arbeiterpartei (NSDAP). Im Kabinett Hitler fungierte er 1933/34 als Reichsminister ohne Geschäftsbereich.
The Night of the Long Knives ( German: Nacht der langen Messer ⓘ ), also called the Röhm purge or Operation Hummingbird (German: Unternehmen Kolibri ), was a purge that took place in Nazi Germany from 30 June to 2 July 1934.
