Hitler saw the independence of the Sturmabteilung and the penchant of its members for street violence as a direct threat to his power.
Also known as Operation Hummingbird, it began at around 4:30 on the morning of June 30, 1934, and ended with over 80 dead. Hitler saw the independence of the Sturmabteilung and the penchant of its members for street violence as a direct threat to his power. He was also fearful that the SA might provoke the German military into curtailing his rule, considering Ernst Roem's antagonism towards it. FTP, name this purge of the Brown Shirts, ordered by Hitler to invoke fear into his enemies and political opponents.
Also known as Operation Hummingbird, it began at around 4:30 on the morning of June 30, 1934, and ended with over 80 dead.
The {Night} of the {Long Knives} or {Nacht der langen Messer}