Nacht der langen Messer
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Nacht der langen Messer refers to the 1934 purge in Nazi Germany during which Adolf Hitler ordered the extrajudicial killings of SA leaders and other political opponents to consolidate his power.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in Nazi Germany
ⓘ
mass killing ⓘ political purge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Röhm purge ⓘ |
| carriedOutBy |
Gestapo
ⓘ
Reichswehr ⓘ Schutzstaffel (SS) ⓘ
surface form:
Schutzstaffel
|
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| endDate | 1934-07-02 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Hitler assuming title Führer und Reichskanzler ⓘ |
| followedByDate | 1934-08-02 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Hitler’s desire to consolidate power
ⓘ
Hitler’s fear of SA power ⓘ pressure from German Army leadership ⓘ pressure from conservative elites ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | Night of the Long Knives ⓘ |
| justifiedBy |
Hitler’s Reichstag speech of 1 September 1939
ⓘ
surface form:
Adolf Hitler in Reichstag speech
|
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| legalJustification | Law Regarding Measures of State Self-Defense ⓘ |
| legalJustificationDate | 1934-07-03 ⓘ |
| location |
Berlin
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ Munich ⓘ |
| method |
extrajudicial killing
ⓘ
summary execution ⓘ |
| numberOfVictimsApproximate |
at least 85
ⓘ
possibly several hundred ⓘ |
| orderedBy | Adolf Hitler ⓘ |
| partOf | Nazi consolidation of power ⓘ |
| plannedBy | Adolf Hitler ⓘ |
| precededBy | Nazi seizure of power ⓘ |
| result |
consolidation of Hitler’s personal dictatorship
ⓘ
elimination of SA as independent power ⓘ increased terror in Nazi Germany ⓘ reassurance of German Army leadership ⓘ strengthening of SS ⓘ |
| startDate | 1934-06-30 ⓘ |
| target |
Ernst Röhm
ⓘ
Gregor Strasser ⓘ Gustav von Kahr ⓘ
surface form:
Gustav Ritter von Kahr
Kurt von Schleicher ⓘ Sturmabteilung ⓘ
surface form:
Sturmabteilung leadership
conservative opponents of Hitler ⓘ perceived rivals within Nazi Party ⓘ |
| victim |
Edgar Jung
ⓘ
Ernst Röhm ⓘ Gregor Strasser ⓘ Gustav von Kahr ⓘ
surface form:
Gustav Ritter von Kahr
Kurt von Schleicher ⓘ |
| year | 1934 ⓘ |
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