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What would have happened if Rohm had overthrown Hitler? Lets assume he is tipped off about the Night of the Long Knives. His men lay an ambush for Hitler and the contingent of SS men sent to arrest him. Hitler and his escort are gunned down. Rohm announces a new national revolution with himself as the new Leader. He has rivals in the Nazi party of course, and the hostility of the army, but he has the backing of hundreds of thousands of armed SA men. He is a skilled organiser and leader, and has military experience.

What would have happened next?
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