SA and the night of long knives Flashcards

1
Q

What is the difference between the SA and the army’s membership

A

100,000 in army 3 million in the SA in January 1934

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2
Q

What is the difference between the SA and the army’s authority in Germany

A

Army were the official military of the german state whereas the SA were the military force of the Nazis

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3
Q

What is the difference between the SA and the army regarding the ToV

A

Army was limited but the SA was not

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4
Q

What is the difference between the SA and the army’s organisation

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The army was an organised Prussian institution but the SA was a rabble of unruly brutes

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5
Q

What is the difference between the SA and the army’s behaviour

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Army were very militaristic and under control of the government but the SA were very violent and unpredictable

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6
Q

Who helped to establish the SA and took control of it in 1930

A

Ernst Rohm

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7
Q

What did Rohm want the SA to do

A

Overtake the army

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8
Q

Who did the SA tend to attack

A

Threatening Nazi enemies

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9
Q

Who did Hitler make sure the SA did not attack

A

Police or army

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10
Q

Why did Rohm disagree that the one party state meant that the revolution was over

A

He wanted the army to become apart of the SA

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11
Q

When did the SA loose their ‘auxiliary police’ status and had stricter regulations thrust upon them

A

August 1933

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12
Q

Why did drunken brawls often occur from the SA

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Members became restless with no real outlet for their violence anymore

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13
Q

Why was the army a threat for Hitler

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As they would be bale to remove him if it came to that and they were still loyal to Hindenburg

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14
Q

Why was the SA a threat to Hitler

A

Creating a negative image and their ambitions were a lot

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15
Q

What action did Papen take regarding SA and the army

A

Called for an end to terror and for Hitler to stamp down on the SAs

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16
Q

What forced Hitler to eventually act against the SA

A

He realised he could not wait any longer for martial law- give power to the army to do what they want

17
Q

When was the night of long knives

A

30th June 1934

18
Q

How many people were executed in the night of long knives

A

84

19
Q

How many people were arrested in the night of long knives

A

over 1000

20
Q

What hierarchy was purged

A

SA

21
Q

What happened to Papen and his staff

A

His staff was executed but he was placed on house arrest

22
Q

What was the night of long knives essentially

A

An inauguration of the SS as the new state terror force

23
Q

Who were the chief planners of the night of long knives

A

Himmler and Heydrich

24
Q

What type of governeers were purged

A

Leading conservatives

25
Q

When did Hitler tell Reichstag he accepted full responsibility of the night of long knives

A

13th July

26
Q

Who’s support did Hitler gain by owning up to the purge

A

Army and public (due to his decisiveness)

27
Q

Who declined in power and population afterwards

A

SA

28
Q

What was the membership of the SA afterwards

A

1.6 million

29
Q

How was violence and terror used afterwards

A

More systematically