Röhm-Putsch

German

Alternative forms

  • Röhmputsch

Etymology

From the surname of Ernst Röhm (then-leader of the SA) + Putsch, thus “Röhm coup”. Originally a propaganda term as Röhm was falsely accused of having planned a coup against Hitler. Nevertheless it remains the most usual term in German, now often being reinterpreted as Hitler’s coup against Röhm and the SA.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁøːmˌpʊtʃ/

Proper noun

der Röhm-Putsch m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Röhm-Putsches)

  1. (history, Nazism) Night of the Long Knives (Nazi government’s violent purge against SA leaders and other individuals on 30 June 1934)
    Synonyms: Röhm-Morde m pl, (much less common than in English) Nacht der langen Messer f
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