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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.
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, 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.
Ernst Röhm (1887–1934) was a former Reichswehr officer and had been a member of the NSDAP since 1920. He had supported Hitler in the Hitler-Ludendorff Putsch and was among the Führer’s closest friends.
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.
