The Night Of Long Knives

The Night of the Long Knives - 

• Even though Hitler had basically gained power with the Enabling Act, he was beginning to have doubts about the SA
• The SA were growing in numbers and their leader, Ernst Rohm, could be a threat to Hitler's power
• Hitler needed to win over the army and with Rhom leading the SA, he wasn't going to acheive that

Reasons for Hitler to support the SA - 

• The SA had fought for Hitler during the Munich Putsch in 1923
• Ernst Rohm was personally loyal to Hitler
• Leaders of the ** (such as Himmler) wanted to reduce the power of the SA to build their own
• Ernst Rohm shared Hitlers vison of a racially pure society
• the SA had been in existance since the early days of the Nazi Party

Reasons for Hitler to purge the SA - 

• If Hitler supported the…