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30th June 1934: Nazi party purged on Night of the Long Knives

30th June 2020
Tagged as: Germany, Hitler, Nazi, Politics, Purge

The 30^th June 1934 saw the Nazis carry out a purge of their own party, when Hitler ordered the SS to murder leading figures of the SA or Brownshirts along with critics of the Nazi regime such as former chancellor von Schleicher.

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30th June 1934: Nazi party purged on Night of the Long Knives

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