What was the Night of the Long Knives?
Q: What was the Night of the Long Knives?
A: The Night of the Long Knives was a purge that took place in Nazi Germany between 30 June and 2 July 1934, during which at least 90 people were executed for political reasons.
Q: Who were most of those killed?
A: Most of those killed were members of the "Storm Troopers" (SA), a paramilitary organization in Nazi Germany.
Q: Why did Hitler move against the SA and its leader Ernst Röhm?
A: Hitler moved against the SA and Röhm because he saw their independence and penchant for street violence as a threat to his power. He also wanted to prevent any action by leaders of the Reichswehr, who both feared and despised the SA, from curtailing his rule.
Q: Who arrested Ernst Röhm on June 30th?
A: Ernst Röhm was arrested on June 30th by members of SS (lead by Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler and deputy SS-Obergruppenfuhrer Reinhard Heydrich).
Q: Who killed Ernst Röhm?
A: Ernst Röhm was killed by General Josef Sepp Dietrich,Theodor Eicke and Michael Lippert.
Q: What other groups did Hitler use this purge to go against?
A: Hitler used this purge to go against conservative critics loyal to Vice-Chancellor Franz von Papen, as well as old enemies like Kurt von Schleicher.
Q: What is Operation Hummingbird?
A: Operation Hummingbird is another name for The Night of the Long Knives; it is sometimes referred to as "Kolibri" in German.
