Memoirs of Ernst Roehm (el. knyga) (skaityta knyga) | Ernst Roehm | knygos.lt

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The Nazi Party leader behind Hitler's violent rise to power offers a candid chronicle of his life and the early days of National Socialism in Germany.

Ernst R�hm was one of the key architects behind the rise of the Nazi Party. From 1919 until 1923, following the defeat of Germany in the First World War, R�hm served in the Freikorps and then National Socialist German Workers' Party--the Nazi Party. He served as the party's patron, promoter, and watchdog. With Adolf Hitler, R�hm cofounded the SA, the thuggish workforce behind Nazi political activity. Many believe that Hitler's rise to power would not have happened without R�hm's organizational skill, authority, and influence.

Though R�hm took part in the Beer Hall Putsch in 1923, he became disillusioned with the Nazi Party and resigned in 1925. R�hm wrote his memoirs in 1928--entitled A Traitor's Story--the year he both resumed working for the Nazis and left to serve in the Bolivian army. In his candid recounting of his experiences, he wrote "Hitler and I were linked by ties of sincere friendship." Little did R�hm know that their "friendship" would end with Hitler ordering his execution during the Night of the Long Knives.