1934 ⟶ SS Becomes Independent of Nazi Party
The SS becomes an organization independent of the Nazi Party...
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👤 Hitler Infiltrates German Workers' Party
An unknown corporal named Adolf Hitler infiltrates the German Workers' Party (the precursor of the Nazi Party) at the behest of the German Reichswehr.⟶
GermanyHitlerNazi PartyGerman Workers' PartyPoliticsReichswehrRise of FascismEarly Career
🚩 Nazi Party Founded
The National Socialist German Workers' Party (better known as the Nazi Party) is founded in Munich.⟶
Nazi PartyGermanyPolitical PartiesNazismIdeologyRise of FascismMunich
🛡️ SS Founded
Foundation of the paramilitary Nazi party organization the Schutzstaffel (SS). Originally intended as a personal bodyguard unit for party leader Adolf Hitler, the SS would grow in size and importance.⟶
SSNazi PartyAdolf HitlerParamilitarySecurity ForceWorld War IIElite UnitSchutzstaffel
🚩 Nazi Party Declared Official Party
The Nazi party becomes the official party of Germany.⟶
GermanyNazi PartyPolitical ControlOne-Party StateTotalitarianismFascismRise of Nazi GermanyAuthoritarianismPropaganda
🛡️ SS Becomes Independent of Nazi Party
The SS becomes an organization independent of the Nazi Party, reporting directly to Adolf Hitler.⟶
SSNazi PartyHitlerpower consolidationparamilitarysecurityGermanyauthoritarianism
🔪 Night of the Long Knives: Purge of Nazi Rivals
Night of the Long Knives in Germany. Potential rivals to Hitler within the Nazi Party, including SA leader Ernst Röhm and prominent anti-Nazi conservatives such as, former Chancellor Kurt von Schleicher, are killed by the SS and the Gestapo. Following this event, the SA continues to exist but loses almost all its influence and is effectively superseded by the SS.⟶
Nazi PartypurgesSASSHitlerpolitical violencepower struggleGermanyauthoritarianism