Ernest Rohm was one of Hitler's closest allies, having being friends with him ever since the early days of the Nazi Party. He was placed in command of the SA, the paramilitary arm of the Nazi Party. However, as the SA grew in power, he grew in ambition. Compared to other Nazis, he was a radical, going so as far as to call Hitler a traitor in a drunken tirade and demanding control of Germany's army, which if Rohm had his way, would've been combined with the SA. Unlike his friend and leader, he held onto the pre-Beer Hall Putsch idea of violent revolution.
Many of Germany's political and military elite despised the SA and Rohm in particular. They feared that Rohm would launch a revolution to overthrow the political establishment. Hitler dealt with this potential threat by unleashing the SS onto their SA counterparts, purging the group of Rohm and his clique in the Night of the Long Knives
But what if Rohm had attempted a coup de'tat against the German government in 1934, the same year as the Night of the Long Knives?
Many of Germany's political and military elite despised the SA and Rohm in particular. They feared that Rohm would launch a revolution to overthrow the political establishment. Hitler dealt with this potential threat by unleashing the SS onto their SA counterparts, purging the group of Rohm and his clique in the Night of the Long Knives
But what if Rohm had attempted a coup de'tat against the German government in 1934, the same year as the Night of the Long Knives?