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That’s an understatement. At least 85 people were known to have been murdered, with estimates up to 700 and 1000. The SA lost it’s leadership and power and the military willingly subjugated itself to help the actions be carried out.
Kierzek (
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04:58, 13 September 2022 (UTC)reply
Did not Von Schleicher and Rohm have a relationship...indeed, while they may not have got very far in their planning, some sources indicate that they did have a plan to move Hitler aside and concentrate power in their own hands with Rohm as Minister of Defence.
67.187.253.52 (
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18:20, 27 June 2024 (UTC)reply
The article currently reads "Röhm purge (German: Röhm-Putsch)". I think that's misleading, "Röhm-Putsch" translates to "Röhm coup" (i.e. Hitler claiming that Röhm planned a coup, which Röhm did not). "Purge" would be "Säuberung", but I think the closest term used by German historians is "Röhm-Morde" (Röhm murders). Note that Röhm-Putsch is the term preferred by German historians, even though it was Hitler's propaganda term and not an accurate reflection of reality.
Xjcl (
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11:39, 13 October 2022 (UTC)reply
Agree with this. The common English phrase is "Night of the Long Knives". In German it was sometimes called the Röhm Putsch to suggest that Röhm was planning a coup. The alternate title in English should either be "Röhm Coup", or just have two German phrases for Night of the Long Knives (Nacht der Langen Messer and Röhm Putsch. This is the
WP:COMMON-approved answer. --
Quark1005 (
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21:30, 1 October 2023 (UTC)reply
Hitler's move would be to strengthen his position with the army by moving against its nemesis, the SA
That may be so, but the RS cited source used herein for the current information written, apparently does not state that.
Kierzek (
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20:00, 6 May 2024 (UTC)reply
I know its cited to Shirer’s work; which, I have never had. Kempka, I have (not a great RS source, a mixed bag) and Kershaw, I have and he still is a top RS source and I know his work very well, but I am out of town. So, I cannot check as to specifics.
Kierzek (
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03:52, 7 May 2024 (UTC)reply