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Night of the Long Knives. Presented and Made by John Keogh. What it Was?. This was a purge on important politicians that took place during Nazi Germany. Many murders took place due to it. The Reason. SA. Hitler.
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Night of the Long Knives Presented and Made by John Keogh
What it Was? • This was a purge on important politicians that took place during Nazi Germany. • Many murders took place due to it.
The Reason SA Hitler Hitler saw their strength and turned on them. He knew they would jeopardise his German army and political strength. So began a purge on powerful politicians and SA leaders. • The SA had begun to viciously attack Jews and the amount of Independence they had began to worry Hitler. He was supposed to return them to their former military power because they were restricted to 100,000 men.
Targets • GregorStrasser • Kurt von Schleicher • Gustav Ritter von Kahr • Beer Hall Putsch • Important anti-NAZIS, and many SA leaders were killed.
When Was it? • This purge took place between June 30th-July 2nd 1934 • Although the executions of the four politicians took place in 1923
The reaction • The German army were pleased with the Night of the Long Knives although two German generals were victims. • Hitler named Victor Lutze the replacement SA leader.
Question Time ? What year did the 4 politicians get executed? What are the SA also known as? Name 1 Reason for the Purge? Did the German army react happily o angrily?
Question Time #2 • Who was one of the murdered politicians? • Who was the SA`s leader replaced by?
