The list of the victims of the Night of the Long Knives (actually one nigt and one day in Summer 1934) is long and heterogenous. Hitler got rid over those 2 long days of his political opponents, of most of SA high ranking members, of main rivals and people who knew too much and even of religious leaders, artists or journalists who could talk against him. Those cold blood murders perpetrated by the SS with the tacite cooperation of the Reichswehr will end every form of opposition to the Nazis. Henceforth German people understood the message :"Keep quiet and you have nothing to fear." They did. The victims by alphabetical order : |
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- Ballerstadt Ott , Diplomat, Engineer
- Beckz Fritz, Director of the Munich Student’s Welfare Fund
- Belding Karl , SA Standartenführer
- Bergman nErwald Kuppel , Born 5 February 1905, K.P.D., executed
in Landeshut 1 July 1934 - von Beulwitz Ulrich , SA Sturmführer. Executed in Lichterfelde 1
July 1934 - Bittman Alois, SA Scharführer
- Blasner, Franz, SA Truppführer
- Bose, Herbert von, von Papen's Secretary. Gunned down at his
desk in the Vice-Chancellery, 30 June 1934 - Bredow, Ferdinand von, Major General in Reichswehr, associate of
von Schleicher. Arrested 30 June 1934, arrived at Lichterfelde with
bullet hole in his head, 2 July - Charig, A., Executed in Hirschberg 1 July 1934
- von der Decken, no other details
- von Detten, Georg, SA Gruppenführer, SA political chief, NSDAP
Reichstag deputy. Executed at 2:30 AM, 2 July 1934 at Berlin-
Lichterfelde - Ender-Schulen, SA Sturmbannführer
- Engelhardt, Kurt, Born 1 May 1891, SA Sturmbannführer. Executed
in Breslau 30 June 1934 - Engels, Werner, SA Sturmbannführer, acting Police President of
Breslau. Driven out to the woods by SS troopers and killed with a
shot-gun - Enkel, SA – Standartenführer
- Ernst, Karl, Born 1904, Freikorps Roßbach, ex-hotel doorman,
homosexual protegé of Paul Röhrbein and of Ernst Röhm, SA
Gruppenführer, NSDAP Reichstag deputy. Arrested on the dock at
Bremen where he was preparing to leave for Maderia on
honeymoon 30 June 1934. Flown to Berlin where he was shot by
Leibstandarte-SS firing squad at Lichterfelde. Last words: “Heil
Hitler!” - Ewald, Ernst Martin, Born 19 January 1900, Leiter der ND Gau
Sachsen. Executed in Dresden 1 July 1934 - von Falkenhausen, Hans Joachim, Born 15 October 1897 in Brieg,
SA Oberführer. Executed at 2AM, 2 July 1934 at Berlin-Lichterfelde - Fichte, Werner von, Freikorps Ehrhardt, NSDAP / SA / SS, police
president of Erfurt - Fink, Gustav, SS Mann
- Förster, Dr. Walter, A Hirschberg lawyer who had taken part in legal
proceedings against National Socialists. Executed in Hirschberg 1
July 1934 - Gehrt, SA – Sturmbannführer
- Gerlich, Fritz, 1883-1934, anti-Nazi Catholic journalist, publisher of
Der Gerade Weg (“The Straight Way/Path”), arrested 9 March 1933,
killed at Dachau 1 July 1934 - Gerth, Daniel, SA Obersturmführer, member of staff SA 26- Gruf
Ernst. executed at Lichterfelde on 1 July 1934 - Glaser, Dr. Alexander, Born 1 July 1884. Executed in Munich 30
June 1934 - von Guttenberg, Freiherr
- Haber, Dr
- Hausdame, Ernestine Zoref , Born 23 May 1896. Executed in
Dachau 30 June 1934 - Hayn, Hans, Born 7 August 1896 in Liegnitz, Baltic
freikorpskämpfer, Black Reichswehr, Fehmemord, SA
Gruppenführer, NSDAP Reichstag deputy. Shot by SS firing squad in
Stadelheim Prison, 30 June 1934 - Hayn, Wilhelm, Reichswehr officer, Baltic Freikorpskämpfer. Shot
by SS firing squad in Stadelheim Prison, 30 June 1934 - Heck, SA – Standartenführer
- Heimsoth, Dr. Karl-Günther, SA Gruppenführer. A friend of Röhm,
he had received the notorious homoerotic letters from Bolivia that
were later leaked to the press - Heines, Edmund, Born 1897, WW1 Officer, Freikorps Roßbach,
Fehmemord, protegé of Gerhard Roßbach and of Ernst Röhm,
expelled from the SA in 1927 for notorious homosexuality,
reïnstated by Röhm as SA Obergruppenführer in charge of Silesia
1931, NSDAP Reichstag deputy. Shot while in bed with his chauffeur
and Lustknabe at Bad Wiesse, 30 June 1934 - Heines, Oskar, Brother of Edmund, born 3 February 1903, SA
Sturmbannführer. Hearing of the attempted “Putsch”, he turned
himself in to Gestapo headquarters in Breslau, 30 June 1934.
Executed immediately - Heiser, Robert, Born 28 November 1904, Reh Ju. K.P.D,. Executed
in Landeshut 1 July 1934 - Heydebreck, Hans Peter , Born 1 July 1889 in Koslin/Pommern, SA
Gruppenführer, NSDAP Reichstag deputy, the “Hero of Annaberg.”
Shot by SS firing squad in Stadelheim Prison, 30 June 1934 - Hoffmann, Dr. Joachim , SA – Brigadeführer
- Anton Freiherr von Hohberg unt Buchwald, , SS Reiter Und
OberTruppführerührer. Shot in the smoking room of his estate by
SS troopers on order of his rival SS Oberabschnitt Erich von dem
Bach-Zelewski - Holt, August, waiter at the “Nürnberger Bratwurstglöckl”
restaurant where Röhm and Goebbels had held secret meetings
just before the purge - Jung, Edgar Julius, Born 1894, DVP, Herrenklub, Journalist, Speech
writer for von Papen. Shot in the Lichterfelde Barracks, 30 June
1934 - von Kahr, Gustav Ritter, born 1862, Staatskommissar for Bavaria at
the time of the Beer Hall Putsch. Abducted in Munich 30 June 1934,
hacked to death with axes and thrown into a swamp near Dachau - Kamphausen, Waldenberg Municipal Engineer, murdered for being
un-cooperative about building licenses. Killed in SS Abschnitt VI - Kessel, Eugen von, Hauptman Polizei Kirschbaum
- Klausener, Dr. Erich, Head of Preusischen Ministerie Polizei,
Center Party, Catholic Action. Shot by SS Hauptsturmführer Kurt
Gildisch in his office 30 June 1934. Left to bleed to death, he
managed to telephone for a priest, but the SS men wouldn’t allow
the priest to enter and give Klaussener the Last Rites of the Church - Klemm, Willi, Born 9 March 1892 in Aaken, A-Brigadeführer in
Berlin. Executed 1 July 1934 by SS firing squad in Berlin-
Lichterfelde - Koch, Hans Karl, Born 17 October 1897 in Potsdam, SA
Brigadeführer. Executed 1 July 1934 by SS firing squad in Berlin-
Lichterfelde - Konig, Heinrich, SA Oberscharführer
- Kopp, SA – Brigadeführer
- Koppel, Ewald , communist, executed at Landeshut in Silesia 1
Juoly 1934 - Krause, SA Sturmbannführer ? Executed in Lichterfelde 1 July 1934
- Kraußer, Fritz Ritter von, born 29 April 1888 in Nürnberg, cavalry
officer, Freikorps Epp, SA Obergruppenführer, protege of Röhm,
NSDAP Reichstag deputy. Shot in Stadelheim Prison, 30 June 1934.
Or Executed at 3AM, 2 July 1934 at Berlin-Lichterfelde - Laemmermann, Friedrich Karl, born 20 March 1914, HJ Führer,
executed in Plauen 1 July 1934 - Langer, Gotthard, Born 1 December 1914, SA
OberTruppführerührer. Executed in Leopschutz 1 July 1934 - Lindemann, Dr. executed in Glogau 1 July 1934
- Lipinsky, Karl, Born 29 May 1896, SA Reiter-Sturmführer. executed
in Breslau 30 June 1934 - “Max” Röhm’s chauffeur and Lustknabe, arrested at Bad Wiesse,
30 June 1934, and taken to Stadelheim Prison. On 1 July 1943, Hitler
ordered that he be shot and then that Röhm be informed of this - Marcus, SA – Standartenführer
- Mattheis, Dr. Hermann, born 18 July 1893, SA Standartenführer
Executed in Ellwangen 1 July 1934 - von Mohrenschildt, Walter, Born 6 June, 1910 Executed in
Lichterfelde 1 July 1934 - Muhlert
- Neumeier, Edmund, Born 8 August 1908, SA Rottenführer.
executed in Dachau 1 July 1934 - Nixdorf, Heinrich, born 19 October 1890, SA Oberst Feldjagerei,
executed in Breslau 30 June 1934 - Oberfohren, Dr. Ernst, Nationalist Reichstag Deputy
- Ostendorp, Lambeardus, born 20 May 1893, SA Oberst Feldjagerei.
Executed in Dresden 1 July 1934 - Pietrzok, Otto, born 13 December 1908, SA Sturmbannführer.
Executed in Dresden 1 July 1934 - Pleines, Fritz, born 8 July 1906, SS Mann. Executed in Stettin 30
June 1934 - Probst, Adalbert, Catholic youth leader in Munich, former Bavarian
Landtag deputy - Ramshorn, Hans, SA Brigadeführer, Police president of Gleiwitz
- Reh, Robert, communist, executed at Landeshut in Silesia, 1 July
1934 - Reiner, Rolf, SS Gruppenführer
- Röhm, Ernst, born in Munich on 28th November 1887. WW1
Captain, Ex-Reichswehr, Freikorps Epp, Frontbahn, “Du friends”
with Hitler, Stabschef SA, NSDAP Reichstag deputy. Arrested at Bad
Wiesse, 30 June 1934, taken to cell 474 in the new cell block of
Stadelheim Prison, München. After declining the option to commit
suicide with a revolver, he was shot on 2 July by SS-Brigadeführer
Theodor Eicke and/or SS-Sturmbannführer Michael Lippert on
orders of Sepp Deitrich (this was not proved at Nuremberg) - Röhrbein, Paul, Frontbahn, SA Brigadeführer, homosexual
associate of Röhm - Sander, Wilhelm, born 14 June 1895, SA Stabsführer. Executed in
Lichterfeld 1 July 1934 - Saasbach, Emil
- Sanders, SA – Brigadeführer
- Schätzl, Martin, Painter, homosexual associate of Röhm, SA
Standartenführer - Scherl, Gaiseric, Born in Plauen 12 September 1912, SA
Standartenführer, homosexual associate of Röhm, NS
Studentenbund, Harvest Commando. Executed along with his wife
at Landeshut 1 July 1934 - Schieweck, Erich, born Breslau, SA Obertruppführer, killed Dachau
1 July 1934 - von Schleicher, Elisabeth , born 18 November 1893. Shot dead
along with her husband, General von Schleicher, at their house at
Neu-Babelsberg, 30 June 1934 - von Schleicher, Kurt , born 1882, WW1 Staff Officer, Reichswehr,
Chancellor of Germany (1932-33). Shot dead in his house at Neu-
Babelsberg by six SS troopers, 30 June 1934, along with his wife - Schmidt, Dr. Wilhelm, Music Critic. Mistaken For Gruppenführer
Schmidt, arrested 30 June 1934 by the SS and killed while in
custody. Hess later apologized for the mistake. This is the only
documented case of such a mistake, though ambassador François-
Poncet assured that there were many - Schmidt, Hans W., born 19 April 1912, SA Obersturmführer.
executed 2 July 1934 - Schmidt, Theodor, born Kolmar 23 May 1907, SA. Executed in
Dachau 30 June 1934 - Schmidt, Wilhelm, born 30 June 1889, SA Truppführerührer,
executed in Stadelhelm 1 July 1934, arrested in Munich, 30 June
1934, by Emil Maurice who shot him later that day - Schneidhüber, August, born 8 May 1887 in Traunstein, SA
Obergruppenführer, Munich Police Chief, NSDAP Reichstag deputy.
Arrested in Munich, 30 June 1934, by Emil Maurice, shot at
Stadelheim shortly thereafter - Schotte, Walter, anti-Nazi journalist
- Schragmüller, Konrad, SA Gruppenführer, NSDAP Reichstag
deputy, Chief of Magdeburg Police. Arrested and killed 30 June
1934 - Schroder, Dr. Joachim, SA Obersturmführer Born 2 April, 1897
Executed in Dresden 1 July 1934 - Schuldt, Max Walter Otto, Born 3 May 1903, SA Sturmführer.
Executed in Dresden 1 July 1934 - Schulz, Walter, Born 2 September 1897, 2 Stabschef der SA Gruppe
Pommern. Executed on 1 July 1934 - Schulze, Max, Born 21 October 1900, SA Obersturmführer.
Executed on 1 July 1934 - Schwarz, SA – Brigadeführer
- Schweighardt, Hans, Born 12 July 1894, SA Standartenführer.
Executed in Dachau 1 July 1934 - Sembach, Emil, Born 2 April 1891, SS Oberführer. Attached to SS
headquarters in Silesia, he was expelled for embezzlement in
February 1934 and had denounced Kurt Wittje's homosexuality to
the Minister of Defence and to the Reichswehr. He then asked
Frick for protection. Udo von Woyrsch, who had a personal
vendetta against Sembach, discussed the case with Himmler in
June and Sembach was arrested the afternoon of 30 June 1934 in
Brieg (HQ of SS Oa Sudost) and taken to Oels. On 1 July Sembach
was taken into the mountains and shot by a Commando under SS
Hauptsturmführer Paul Exner on Woyrsch' orders - Spreti – Weilbach, Hans graf von, SA – Standartenführer, SA-Führer
zur besonderen Verwendung, protegé of Röhm. Arrested at Bad
Wiesse, 30 June 1934, taken to Stadelheim Prison and shot - Stable, Oskar, Freikorps Maercker, Freikorps Roßbach, NSDAP /
NSDStB - Stempfle, Father Bernhard, Catholic priest, former associate of
Hitler, he edited the 1st volume of Mein Kampf, found in a forest
near Harlaching, an affluent suburb of Munich, with a broken neck
and three bullets in his heart. Probably killed because of what he
knew about Geli Raubal or by mistake. Hitler was furious about it
- Strasser, Gregor, born at Geisenfeld on 31 May 1892, WW1 officer,
freikorpskämpfer, Ex-GDVG, Ex-NSFP, NW Arbeitsgemeinschaft,
NSBO, Gauleiter of Niederbayern-Oberpfalz (1925-1929),
Reichsorganisationsleiter (1929-1932). Arrested in his Berlin home
30 June 1934, taken to Prinz Albrechtstrasse Gestapo jail and shot
in cell #16. Died of his wounds 2 July 1934. His death was officially
announced as a “suicide.” - Stucken, Otto, Born 18 December 1896, SA Obersturmführer.
Executed in Breslau 30 June 1934 - Surk, SA – Standartenführer
- Thomas, SA – Standartenführer
- Toifl, Ottmar, Born 16 July 1898, SS Truppführer u Polizei
kommissar. Friend of Daluege. Killed on Heydrich orders in Berlin 1
July 1934. His body was left in an allee of Grunewald - Uhl, Julius, SA Standartenführer, assassin of Gerog Bell. Arrested
at Bad Wiesse, 30 June 1934, taken to Stadelheim Prison and shot - Un-named wine steward at the “Nürnberger Bratwurstglöckl”
restaurant where Röhm and Goebbels had held secret meetings
just before the purge - Villain, Dr. Erwin, Born 3 November 1898, SA Standartenarzt, SA
medical officer. Arrested by SS Hauptsturmführer Kurt Gildisch,
executed in Lichterfelde 1 July 1934. Possibly he knew too much
about the Reichstag fire - Vogel, Max, Born 18 July 1908, SA Obersturmführer. Executed in
Dachau 1 July 1934 - Voss, Gerd, Attorney to Strasser, shot dead during a search of his
office - Wechmar, Karl Eberhard von, SA Gruppenführer
- Woyrsch, Udo von, Killed in Blood Purge after himself having
ordred the execution of his rival, Emil Sembach - Zehnter, Karl, Proprietor of the “Nürnberger Bratwurstglöckl”
restaurant, homosexual associate of Röhm and Heines - Zweig, Jeanette, Executed in Hirschberg 1 July 1934
- Zweig, Alex, Executed in Hirschberg 1 July 1934
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