KnowraNight of the Long KnivesLinked fromLinked fromThe 13 pages that link to Night of the Long Knives, each with the reason it gives.All 13Broader topic 6Related 7Hermann GöringBroader topic: Göring helped organize the purge and used it to strengthen his position in the regime.Heinrich HimmlerRelated: The purge helped Himmler’s SS gain independence and influence within the regime.GestapoRelated: Gestapo involvement in the purge demonstrated how political policing served regime violence.Nazi seizure of powerBroader topic: The purge secured army support and removed internal challenges to Hitler’s authority.Enabling Act of 1933Related: Its retrospective legal justification illustrated how the regime used law after the act.GleichschaltungRelated: It reinforced dictatorship and helped secure the loyalty of the military and conservative elites.SchutzstaffelRelated: The purge elevated the SS by making it a key force in the destruction of the SA leadership.Ernst RöhmBroader topic: Röhm’s arrest and execution were central acts in the purge.SturmabteilungBroader topic: The purge broke the SA’s leadership and ended its challenge to the army.Political purgeBroader topic: It shows how a leader can use a purge to eliminate rivals within a ruling movement.Gregor StrasserBroader topic: Strasser was murdered during this purge after years of political marginalization.StrasserismRelated: Gregor’s murder marked the violent end of his role in German Nazi politics.Sepp DietrichRelated: Dietrich and his men took part in the purge that strengthened Hitler’s regime and the SS.