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Episode 3 Preview | Night of the Long Knives
S1 E3 - 30s
See how Hitler finds himself caught between Germany’s president and the Nazis’ power base. His advisors persuade him to destroy the Nazi stormtroopers and their leader – one of his oldest friends – to make the SS Germany’s only paramilitary force.
Ernst Röhm
S1 E3 - 3m 36s
As Ernst Röhm’s Storm Troopers become more violent to the public, Hitler wants things to appear calm. Röhm, one of Hitler’s oldest comrades, feels he and his Storm Troopers were promised more.
The Plot Against Ernst Röhm
S1 E3 - 2m 31s
Himmler, who once worshipped Röhm, and his terror network are brought in to bring down Röhm. Himmler plans to exploit Röhm’s weakness.
Edgar Jung and Hitler's Downfall
S1 E3 - 2m 38s
Edgar Jung, plotting Hitler’s downfall and doing dangerous political work, writes a speech for Papen which will expose the violent truth about Röhm, the Storm Troopers, and Nazi rule.
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