Many of those killed were leaders of the SA ("Sturmabteilung"), the Nazis'own paramilitary Brownshirts organization; the best-known victim was Ernst Röhm, the SA's leader and one of Hitler's longtime supporters and allies.
The best-known victim of the purge was Ernst Röhm, the SA's leader and one of Hitler's longtime supporters and allies. Many of those killed were leaders of the "Sturmabteilung" ("SA "), the Nazis'own paramilitary organization, colloquially known as the"Brownshirts" from the color of their uniforms.
Many of those killed were leaders of the "Sturmabteilung" ("SA "), the Nazis'own paramilitary organization, colloquially known as the"Brownshirts" from the color of their uniforms. The best-known victim of the purge was Ernst Röhm, the SA's leader and one of Hitler's longtime supporters and allies.
Many of those killed were leaders of the "Sturmabteilung" ("SA "), the Nazis'own paramilitary organization, colloquially known as the"Brownshirts" from the color of their uniforms. The best-known victim of the purge was Ernst Röhm, the SA's leader and one of Hitler's longtime supporters and allies.