The Night of the Long Knives is associated with which political figure?
Night of the Long Knives Night of the Long Knives The Night of the Long Knives (German: ), or the Röhm Purge, also called Operation Hummingbird (German: "Unternehmen Kolibri") was a purge that took place in Nazi Germany from June 30 to July 2, 1934, when Adolf Hitler, urged on by Hermann Göring and Heinrich Himmler, carried out a series of political extrajudicial executions intended to consolidate his hold on power in Germany, as well as to alleviate the concerns of the German military about the role of Ernst Röhm and the "Sturmabteilung" (SA), the Nazis' own mass paramilitary organization. Nazi propaganda presented the murders
Night of the Long Knives (1962) Night of the Long Knives (1962) In British politics, the "Night of the Long Knives" was a major Cabinet reshuffle that took place on 13 July 1962. Prime Minister Harold Macmillan dismissed seven members of his Cabinet, one-third of the total. The speed and scale of the reshuffle caused it to be associated by its critics with the 1934 Night of the Long Knives in Nazi Germany. The reshuffle took place against a backdrop of declining Conservative popularity in Britain. Conservative candidates fared poorly in several by-elections, losing ground to Liberal candidates. Concerned that traditional Conservative voters were expressing their