Nazis: The Road to Power

4. My Word is My Pledge

Jan 18, 2023
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INSIGHT

Hitler's Demand for Absolute Control

  • Hitler demands absolute control over the Nazi Party to maintain leadership and direction.
  • He uses this control to form the paramilitary Storm Detachment as a fighting force for the movement.
ANECDOTE

Ernst Röhm Arms Storm Detachment

  • Captain Ernst Röhm gathers all weapons from dissolved citizen brigades to arm the Nazi Storm Detachment.
  • They use aggressive tactics against Communist disruptions to protect Nazi meetings and assert power.
ANECDOTE

Stormtroopers Fight Communists

  • Nazi Storm Troopers, though outnumbered, aggressively expelled Communist disruptors using fists and weapons like knuckle dusters.
  • Their street fighting established a reputation and control of Nazi meetings in Munich.
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