History Channel - Dead Mens Secrets Set 1 (2002) Part 5 Why Did Hitler Murder Ernst Roehm?

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Part 5 Why Did Hitler Murder Ernst Roehm?

It is hard to imagine the period of the NSDAP's rise to power in Germany without Sturmabteilung in their characteristic kepi caps and brown shirts. SA stormtroopers and their brutal commander, Ernst Roehm, not only gave Hitler invaluable services in his battles with political opponents, but also became an icon of the National Socialist movement of the early 1930s. When Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany, these ties began to weigh heavily on him. However, this did not determine the fate of Ernst Roehm, one of the oldest party comrades. Even before World War II had started, Hitler had begun his killing career. In 1934, he had one of his best friends and loyal servants murdered. During the infamous 'Night of the Long Knives' SA leader Ernst Roehm's time was up. He had become too powerful, and his brown-shirted SA troops posed a threat to Hitler's personal bodyguard, the SS. Worse, he was a homosexual and to Hitler and his Nazis a pervert. When Hitler was forced to choose between loyalty and power, there would be no hesitation.

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