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Events on Monday 2 July 1934 1
1934Night of the Long KnivesHitler purges the SA leadership and political rivalsHitler ordered the SS and Gestapo to kill Ernst Röhm and the SA leadership along with conservative opponents, including former chancellor Kurt von Schleicher. At least 85 people were killed. The purge secured the support of the army for the Nazi regime.