key nazi leaders

ernst rohm

• leader of the sa

• took part in the munich putsch

• organised the sa into powerful paramilitary groups

• sa men attacked communists and jews on the streets

• after the wall street crash rohm stirred up trouble to make the gov look weak and to make germans fear a communist revolution

• he was murdered in the night of the long knives

heinrich himmler

• leader of the ss

• took part in munich putsch

• 1925 he joined the newly formed ss

• made head in 1929

• expanded the ss and by 1933 had 50,000 members

joseph goebbels

head of nazi propaganda from 1928

incharge or propaganda during the depression 1929 onwards

when hitler became fuhrer in 1934, goebbels controlled media and culture, his aim was to ensure germans believed hitler was the saviour of germany

controlled censorship

he was supported by the ss and gestapo to achieve his aims

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