The Nazis in Power: The Night of the Long Knives (Episode 1)

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🚨 PART TWO: https://youtu.be/OesIvGZN9Xo 🚨 Join Tom and Dominic in the first episode of our series on the Nazis in Power, as they delve into how Hitler solidified his and his party’s control of Germany, the different right wing groups at play, the signs of uprising against Hitler’s rule, and the eventual quelling of all opposition. Listen to the ‘Rise of the Nazis' here - https://youtu.be/mzvtuYMnDhY 00:00 Hitler arrests Röhm – stormtroopers awaken to betrayal 01:13 Why this is the Nazis’ first great internal drama 04:46 Conservative elites bring Hitler to power 06:07 The army’s potential to form a rival dictatorship 07:08 Nazification of German institutions begins 08:25 The tension between radical Nazis and conservative elites 09:42 Hitler’s dilemma 10:54 Ernst Röhm: biography of a stormtrooper boss 12:02 Hitler’s double strategy: democracy and street control 13:03 The SA: a party within a party 19:01 Hitler considers his options: army, police, SS 22:47 The army pressures Hitler to crush the SA 26:02 Hitler lures Röhm to a spa meeting at Lake Tegernsee 32:02 Hitler arrests SA leaders in Munich personally 38:03 Göring leads purge of conservatives in Berlin 42:21 Röhm’s execution and Hitler’s chilling announcement 45:12 German public support and relief at SA’s destruction 47:04 Hindenburg’s death and Hitler becomes head of state 49:00 The oath of loyalty: army binds itself to Hitler 50:42 Nuremberg rally and the rise of the Führer cult Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Producer: Theo Young-Smith Assistant Producer: Tabby Syrett Executive Producers: Jack Davenport + Tony Pastor