Rise to Power: Night of the Long Knives
Adolf Hitler: Rise and Downfall
The Gestapo Burst in and Shoot Dead, Dr. Schmidt
From June 30th to July 1st, 1934, more than 200 people are killed without trial. Yet there is one man whom Hitler simply cannot bring himself to execute - Ernst Rome. The trumped up notion of a right-wing coup has given him the excuse in one fell swoop to murder his remaining rivals. This passage in Nazi infamy will soon be given a name: Night of the long knives.
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