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Rise to Power: Night of the Long Knives

Adolf Hitler: Rise and Downfall

CHAPTER

The Nazis and the Reichsfehr

With no more communists to beat up either, they're at a bit of a loose end. And there's a jealousy of the others now vying for Hitler's affections. With a mere 100,000 personnel limited by the Treaty of Versailles, they pale into insignificance compared to the sheer scale of the SA. The old bruiser with his shut up face and gung ho attitude was brought back by Hitler to lick the SA into shape. As far as he's concerned, he's done a sterling job.

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