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The Night of Long Knives - Hitler's Rise to Power Part 1 Free Documentary History
Dec 16, 2022
The Night of the Long Knives: Hitler's Rise to Power - Part 1 | History Documentary
Watch 'The Knight of the Long Knives - Part 2' here: • The Night of Long Knives - Hitler's R...
The Night of the Long Knives is considered the first act of horror committed by the Nazis. What happened in Germany, and in Hitler's rise to power, that led to this organized purge in 1934?
Caught between the conservative tendency and the revolutionary aspirations dividing the country, the Chancellor had to choose a side. Hitler intended to send a clear message to calm the rumors of a military coup against him.
From the 1920s to June 1934, this first episode takes us into the past, shedding light on the sequence of events that led to this night of unprecedented violence, which marked the birth of Nazi Germany.