Night of the Long Knives
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The Night of the Long Knives was a 1934 purge in Nazi Germany during which Adolf Hitler ordered the assassination of political rivals and perceived threats within his own movement to consolidate his power.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Night of the Long Knives canonical | 26 |
| Night of the Long Knives purge | 1 |
| Röhm purge | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Night of the Long Knives Context triple: [Adolf Hitler, notableEvent, Night of the Long Knives]
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A.
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht was a state-organized pogrom against Jews in Nazi Germany in November 1938, marked by widespread violence, destruction of synagogues and Jewish property, and mass arrests that signaled a major escalation toward the Holocaust.
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B.
Beer Hall Putsch
The Beer Hall Putsch was a failed 1923 coup attempt by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in Munich that, despite its collapse, helped propel Hitler to national prominence in Germany.
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C.
Great Purge
The Great Purge was a brutal campaign of political repression, mass arrests, and executions in the Soviet Union during the late 1930s that targeted perceived enemies of the state, including Communist Party members, military leaders, and ordinary citizens.
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D.
Gleiwitz incident
The Gleiwitz incident was a staged 1939 false-flag attack by Nazi Germany on a German radio station, used as propaganda to justify the invasion of Poland and the start of World War II.
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E.
Nuremberg Party Rally
The Nuremberg Party Rally was a massive annual propaganda event held by the Nazi Party in Nuremberg, showcasing its power, ideology, and militaristic pageantry.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Night of the Long Knives Target entity description: The Night of the Long Knives was a 1934 purge in Nazi Germany during which Adolf Hitler ordered the assassination of political rivals and perceived threats within his own movement to consolidate his power.
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A.
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht was a state-organized pogrom against Jews in Nazi Germany in November 1938, marked by widespread violence, destruction of synagogues and Jewish property, and mass arrests that signaled a major escalation toward the Holocaust.
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B.
Beer Hall Putsch
The Beer Hall Putsch was a failed 1923 coup attempt by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in Munich that, despite its collapse, helped propel Hitler to national prominence in Germany.
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C.
Great Purge
The Great Purge was a brutal campaign of political repression, mass arrests, and executions in the Soviet Union during the late 1930s that targeted perceived enemies of the state, including Communist Party members, military leaders, and ordinary citizens.
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D.
Gleiwitz incident
The Gleiwitz incident was a staged 1939 false-flag attack by Nazi Germany on a German radio station, used as propaganda to justify the invasion of Poland and the start of World War II.
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E.
Nuremberg Party Rally
The Nuremberg Party Rally was a massive annual propaganda event held by the Nazi Party in Nuremberg, showcasing its power, ideology, and militaristic pageantry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in Nazi Germany
ⓘ
mass killing ⓘ political purge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Nacht der langen Messer
ⓘ
Operation Hummingbird ⓘ Night of the Long Knives ⓘ
surface form:
Röhm purge
|
| carriedOutBy |
Gestapo
ⓘ
Reichswehr ⓘ Schutzstaffel (SS) ⓘ
surface form:
Schutzstaffel
|
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| endDate | 1934-07-02 ⓘ |
| estimatedVictimsRange | 85–200 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Hitler assuming title of Führer
ⓘ
death of President Paul von Hindenburg ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| legalJustification | Law Regarding Measures of State Self-Defense ⓘ |
| location | Germany ⓘ |
| motive |
consolidation of dictatorial power
ⓘ
elimination of internal rivals ⓘ reassurance of German Army leadership ⓘ |
| numberOfVictims | at least 85 ⓘ |
| orderedBy | Adolf Hitler ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gleichschaltung
ⓘ
surface form:
Nazi consolidation of power
|
| perpetrator | Adolf Hitler ⓘ |
| plannedBy |
HeinrichHimmler
ⓘ
surface form:
Heinrich Himmler
ReinhardHeydrich ⓘ
surface form:
Reinhard Heydrich
|
| precededBy | Hitler's appointment as Chancellor of Germany ⓘ |
| relatedOrganization |
Wehrmacht
ⓘ
surface form:
German Army
Nazi Party ⓘ Schutzstaffel (SS) ⓘ
surface form:
Schutzstaffel
Sturmabteilung ⓘ |
| result |
consolidation of Adolf Hitler's power
ⓘ
elimination of SA as independent power ⓘ increased support of German Army for Hitler ⓘ intimidation of political opposition ⓘ strengthening of SS ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated regime's use of extrajudicial killings
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marked transition to open Nazi dictatorship ⓘ |
| 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
other perceived political opponents ⓘ |
| timePeriod | June–July 1934 ⓘ |
| victimGroup |
SA leaders
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conservative opponents ⓘ former political allies ⓘ |
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Subject: Night of the Long Knives Description of subject: The Night of the Long Knives was a 1934 purge in Nazi Germany during which Adolf Hitler ordered the assassination of political rivals and perceived threats within his own movement to consolidate his power.
Referenced by (28)
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