The REAL reason Hitler killed Ernst Röhm in the Night of the Long Knives

Some still paint the clash between Hitler and Ernst Röhm as a clash between two distinct ideologies, whereas the reality is far more intriguing. So this video provides evidence for the reason Adolf Hitler initiated the Night of the Long Knives in 1934.
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History isn’t as boring as some people think, and my goal is to get people talking about it. I also want to dispel the myths and distortions that ruin our perception of the past by asking a simple question - “But is this really the case?”. I have a 2:1 Degree in History and a passion for early 20th Century conflicts (mainly WW2). I’m therefore approaching this like I would an academic essay. Lots of sources, quotes, references and so on. Only the truth will do.

[@trelard]

This is probably THE best overview concerning the Night of the Long Knives I've ever seen. Rational, logical, and backed up with historical receipts. This has been an awesome eclipse so far. On the other side of it now. Getting brighter.

[@TheImperatorKnight]

Thank you! I'm glad you think so

[@david7384]

also check out zoomer historian

[@nicholaswion846]

@@TheImperatorKnight Yes, wonderful video, however, I have difficulty with the idea of referring to Hitler's concept of revolution being in any way, "Peaceful." I think it would be better to view the distinction as a clash between a chaotic vs ordered revolution, rather than a violent vs peaceful one.

[@robertortiz-wilson1588]

@@david7384 he makes some fair but debatable points about Norway, Churchill’s decisions, appeasement, etc. But he’s straight up lying or is just garbage at what he’s doing by constantly coping about what Hitler and the Nazis were planning to do in the east.

[@robertortiz-wilson1588]

@@nicholaswion846 well I did notice he kept finger quoting throughout the video for a reason.

[@MadBroStudio]

He couldn't march on Rome so he marched on Rohm instead

[@gbcb8853]

Nothing like a Homophone to get the point across

[@keithad6485]

very clever!

[@stevem815]

Nice

[@agstl]

😂

[@patrickmiano7901]

Bad. Can I use it?

[@shukuffxi]

Saw this pop up on my lock screen. Saw the title. Was like "Welp, some people are about to be pissed and not like historical facts and citations." I guess some part of Reddit is going to get really frustrated lol.

[@erloriel]

Reddit seethes knowing that TIK posts!

[@kikastra]

They hate Tik videos the most because he actually backs it up with sources. Is it all 100% correct? Impossible, but no one can claim that he's just making crap up (they do, but they are 100% wrong about that.)

[@MaconMedia]

I was banned from r/Libertarian for posting something similar. LOL

[@shukuffxi]

@@MaconMedia Badge of honor lol. I didn't know r/Libertarian was that bad.

[@jelstone20]

@@kikastra If you don't believe he makes things up you haven't been concentrating on his replies in community posts.

[@dieterschonefeld7428]

My father was Army-officer in the Reich, i am 74 now and Your analysis is the only one covering what happened in those years as he told me - leaving me concluding that it developed quite exactly as You told it!

[@johnlesesne1604]

Thanks for your post!

[@dieterschonefeld7428]

@@erhardpostinger1326 Mein Vater hat mir Über "Die Nacht der langen Messer" genau so berichtet wie Sie den Hergang beschrieben haben. Alle anderen Beschreibungen, die ich bisher bekommen habe, waren nämlich anders!

[@Grimskarr]

Excellent video!!!

[@urtyp6596]

Thanks so much Sir! Thats at the heart of the maximum confusioned state germany is in right now. Cheers from the fourth Reich Ps: it seems they are doing it all again. What a mess.

[@aryanprivilege9651]

He’s duped you merely with pejorative use of “socialism” today as contradictory to their meeting. If you don’t grasp freeing to bank for mafia of theft. He “greatest sin” was cutting off the profiteering from stealing labors wealth. AH absolutely grasping the cause of war, lie of WW1 war to end all wars drivel. As if greed would sublimate. He’s aiming to use “ stolen central bank” to serve the volk. Put them into labor not unemployment of the 6 million to zero fit men. He’s just using the Pharisees word trick in exactly way use go “ the animals brain if the goyman”insult. The banksters of USA declared war on 🇺🇸 to steal bank into privatization and financed the Russian Revolution Jacob Schiff, other wealth extracting criminals stealing majority of working persons wage and savings. If you believe Hitler could embrace any form of Comminism or Jewish Bolshevism yet fought them Frie Korps in almost magical victory where prevailed saw his Hess charge single-handedly a machine gun nest kill all inside and not be mortally wounded by bullets. Thought like many it showed Gott mit uns, old gods protected them. Of course they would destroy anyone who interferes with the salvation of Volk, Found these degenerates in beds with subverted young boys abused as if women was enough to enrage their vanguard. These are not the example we set, but what replace. That creep E.R. Was an irritant to all especially the leader referring to him on nicknames this hideous shirt fat pervert. Called Hitler “Addie” like some equal or foul persistence predator. There should be no threats from these homosexuals they force on the Volk. Books burning posters filthy degenerate ugly art the ghey theory and sexual abuse of children will never be acceptable to Volk. Abolition of age of consent this trans poison these vipers peddled. Never, you allow it and have learned nothing at all in these dark decades. Frankfurt school was booted to Southern California paradise itself. Ridiculous tragic depressing sad sacks of incel hatred and admitted smell of doom. If do not understand debt banking the debt windfall you must try or are condemned to folly of past. You’ll never understand the core principle, by this mama ideology the founding fathers are the socialists in exactly this manner. Or ole hickory Andrew Jackson. Good for them giving these cowards the option or course they were weak femme unworthy of redemption. He’s a mendacious double speaker, propaganda to undercut reality of the non stawart to selves. Get it it don’t I wish you you sell. You can find the truth in A history of central banking : The enslavement of mankind. - Goodson or Rum-ble. He’ll likely erase or broke and I have gold bars to earn. Hope see the wicked in his filthy channel see money. Book sources whom wouldn’t be published if not against the free bank free Volk. Of course the fallacious will cpntain much factual information sprinkled in deluting soup. Who care what Hitler’s for or violence on past none can be changed. We take the good and leave side effects or irrelevant. He allowed Jews even his friend in SS leadership role making him honorable Aryan. Part of Deutschland get its benefits , Mein kampf said convert and be saved could leave or ideny😮as German. Like dual citizenship oath to Israel today. Cannot have two masters or none and be free. Not good, your kindness is wasted on these cloaca vectors of illness.

[@KarlButIWishIWasntMarx]

Leaving work early, an eclipse over the US, an hour long TIK video, and its only Monday. Today is a good day.

[@DaveSCameron]

I have a decent copy of Konrad Biography and I encourage everyone who enjoys history to checkout the book. 😮😅 📚

[@JorgeCruz-mi5gc]

I am sitting outside listening to Tik History while watching the phases of the eclipse. It is definitely a great day.

[@regu6582]

And the week/year goes on. What other goodies to come ? I do appreciate the viewpoint of reality from TiK.

[@nathanielcowan3971]

​@@DaveSCameron😊😊😊

[@bjorntorlarsson]

Leaving work because of a solar eclipse?? Please kill my curiosity and let me know what kind of job you have! A photo model tanning himself on the beach? ;-)

[@raybarry4307]

Dude you may refer to this as "only a video" but I've learned more watching You than most of the books on this subject. You produce the equivalent of short well written books every other week. Don't sell yourself short.

[@mikeoz4803]

Rohm knew of Hitler's homosexuality & deep perverse practices. The Generals despised Rohms sexual immorality & threats to take over the Army. Thats about it.

[@veeli1106]

Last time I was this early Hitler was rejected from art school…

[@gg_rider]

According to another historian, Hitler was an artist who lived in the gay section of Berlin, with a gay roommate, and hung out at the known gay park ... but he wasn't gay. Ernst Rohm was homosexual, into military chic. Hitler? Gay? NO WAY! HOW DARE YOU!

[@hafizihilmibinabdulhalim1004]

​@@gg_riderAnother theory is that Hitler also had a relationship with a French woman even though he always claimed that he despised French people

[@robert48044]

somebody has to make the joke right?

[@Acolyte_of_Cthulhu]

and still better than todays progressive junk art, darn

[@patrickmiano7901]

Did you know that the school 🏫 officials that rejected 🙅‍♂️ him admitted that he was not totally without talent and recommended he apply to architecture school 🏫? He should have followed their advice, even if he had to go back to technical school.

[@NakedOwl501]

I wish we were more nuanced with our education regarding the "bad guys of WWII". Not to nuture sympathetic ideas towards them, but to *understand* them and how they came about. To realize that this wasn't just "some guys decided to be evil", but there was a very real (and very repeatable) series of events and human reasons behind it.

[@sydmccreath4554]

That precisely became my own personal approach which came about due to my eventually noticing I was experiencing disappointment and dissatisfaction at a blasé easy acceptance of the Historical WW2/Hitler/National Socialism status quo as it is.

[@johnsmith5215]

I thinks it probably completely understandable to regard them as evil people while still having nuance, only true monsters could have carried out something like the t4 program in the modern era

[@NakedOwl501]

@@johnsmith5215 The T4 program has eerie connections to modern Canada, ironically enough.

[@johnsmith5215]

@@NakedOwl501 no idea about that, I just know the Germans were taking mentally disabled kids from there parents telling them that they were going to take care of them and make sure they were safe and well, only to sterile and murder them and all during peace time It was a sick regime even before the war

[@khorps4756]

@@johnsmith5215 But this is the problem: We are all monsters. Everyone thinks they are reasonable good guys, just as the Nazis did.

[@archangelapache2953]

You know the actual narrative for why National Socialism came about is far more nuanced and interesting than any traditional or Marxist narrative that dominate the current sphere of media. Imagine a TV series that accurately depicts the events as they really happened. I think it would capture the interest of many. Not making Hitler and his Nazis the cartoonish evil bad guy that we must always look at from the outside, but looking at the organization from within and showing it for what it was. Also the idea of a scene in which Hitler walks into Röhm’s hotel room with a whip would be pretty funny.

[@JR-sq2of]

If you want to look at the organization from the inside, then watch Filmmakers For The Prosecution. The Nazis were very organized and actually filmed what they did on the inside. They played it back at the Nuremberg trials. Oops l😮

[@bastait]

they were evil all socialism is that is the issue. the real problem is we cant compare it too modern socialist movement the clutching of pearls fore stalls such acts.

[@TheIndignation]

HBO pick this up, Nazi game of thrones

[@JR-sq2of]

​@@TheIndignation Thanks Mr Indignation. 😊

[@TheBlackfall234]

@@bastait The Socialism from the Third Reich has nothing to do with your understanding of Socialism. Oswald Spengler wrote a book called "Preußentum und Sozialismus", wich was a very important foundation to the ideas of Nationalsocialism and explains why the Nationalist Idea of "Socialism" has nothing to do with the marxist and democratic socialism.

[@mothman2514]

"Why did Lenin kill the Mensheviks?'" After 5 minutes of browsing Reddit, you will understand.

[@samsonsoturian6013]

Yeah, there are no virtually no historians on the history subs. I think it's a combination of the zero entry barrier, popularity contest, and anonymity that allows a tens of thousands teenagers and socialists to spam weird stuff and harass. There's at least one mod on r/askhistorians that will remove anything and everything except their own posts.

[@LethalBubbles]

that the most fascistic thing he ever did and your reddit comment makes me think youre no better

[@keithad6485]

Why did Stalin have Lenin done away with?

[@mothman2514]

@@LethalBubbles And cue people clutching their pearls over an obvious joke.

[@johnkelly4237]

This is a fascinating analysis of Nazi history. I have read The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by Shirer. As we now know, it has some historical flaws, but it is fabulously well written and is a good foundational text. I also read the three-book trilogy on the Third Reich by Evans and it is well worth purchasing and lingering over. This was a GREAT video! Thank you for all your hard work to bring it to us!

[@tokencivilian8507]

An hour and 8 minutes very well spent. Great stuff TIK.

[@ivanmonahhov2314]

yeah I am 5 minutes in and this is already funny. TIK quotes historian criticisng communism which is really weird , ends with dates 1920, 1921. Russian civil war ended in 1923.

[@bastait]

@@ivanmonahhov2314 its funny cause you try your absolute hardest to pick it apart and cant

[@sextuspompeius1266]

⁠@@ivanmonahhov2314vast majority of the fighting was over by the end of 1920 and certainly by the end of 1921

[@DiogoSilva-qn8qo]

@@ivanmonahhov2314 Wow, almost like people can criticize something that's actively going on, instead of just when it ends. Are all the people against the Ukraine-Russia war or Israel-Palestine war non-existant?

[@mikeoz4803]

Rohm knew of Hitler's homosexuality & deep perverse practices.

[@larsrons7937]

The moment I logged in, long past my bedtime, and saw the notification I knew that "I ain't gonna get much sleep tonight!" Thanks, TIK. Stay awesome.

[@jhlasound]

This guy is the absolute best of the best for history and accuracy , and the fact he adds tons of legitimate sources just makes it all the better

[@SepticFuddy]

All this talk about "peaceful revolution" over "violent revolution" only reminds me of Fabian Socialism and its counterpart, American Progressivism. I think it would be worth going into that topic, because that's really the missing link between the evils of Axis ideologies and the similar evils of Allied governance both pre- and post-war.

[@awakeandwatching953]

and our current predicament in the anglo sphere

[@snagletoothscott3729]

Because they are related. There should still be the video available in KZbin of Goebbels in the mid 30's giving an interview (to the BBC, I believe) where he states that, when the Nazi Party came to power it was almost unexpected even by them. They quickly realized that, while having ideology, they didn't have the first idea how to manage and run an actual government. They looked around for a bureaucratic system that could fit into their ideology allow them to implement their goals and they came across American Progressivism...particularly that as practiced by FDR. This interview added fuel to the fire in the US media that was increasingly seeing FDR as a burgeoning Fascist (Yes, I know Nazi's weren't Fascist, but, you know, media and their simple minded readers). Geobboles went on to say he himself was personally impressed with FDR's use of propaganda and manipulation of the press in the creation of the White House Press Corps.

[@samsonsoturian6013]

Progressives only like to pretend they know anything about that

[@Web720]

@@snagletoothscott3729 Link to the video?

[@snagletoothscott3729]

@@Web720 You tube doeskin like crosslinking that much especially videos and people they try and smother. Now I found a portion of the video , but it's not containing the part of the interview I was mentioning. Even at that, the poster has had to reupload it since KZbin has taken them down. As such, the full version might not be available. Goebbels interview 1933 (re-upload) post by Karin.K Since KZbin likes to nuke these things, here's a partial. You can figure out the rest of link watch?v=KroMulABm1E The full interview that I saw was about 12 minutes or so, but this is part of that interview. Edit: I did find a tiny bit more at US Holocaust museum website, but again, only a 2 minute spot and not the part I'm referencing, but it does have a timer and shows the interview with Ward Price to be over 57 minutes long. trying to find full version, or even that exact section, will be really hard, considering the current political situation in the US with the government's stranglehold on on places like KZbin. I cant imagine anyone posting that would stay up for very long.

[@gagamba9198]

Your video was not 'way too long'. It was excellent. Thank you for doing the work and bringing the receipts.

[@InvestmentJoy]

For quite some time, youtube punished long form, now they're much more friendly to it.

[@lodd7461]

I know you have more detailed videos of the Reich, but the foundation you lay before describing the conflict with the SA here is perfect. You have presented a very clear and easy to follow comparison of Marxism and National Socialism.

[@TheImperatorKnight]

Awesome, I'm glad to hear it! It's difficult to know if I have made something clear or not, and sometimes people say I've said stuff that they don't understand, so it is good to know this video was understandable.

[@user-ih8fn1uz6y]

Slapnut

[@lonjohnson5161]

TIK, on Sunday, Viva Frei and Robert Barnes briefly discussed inviting you to their show. Both are lawyers who discuss law and politics. As a subscriber to both KZbin channels, I would love to see what comes from a conversation among the three of you.

[@AbeGreenleaf]

It bears mentioning that gradualist socialism is not purely a reaction to the failures of the Bolsheviks. For instance the Fabian Society in the UK whose whole purpose was to bring about a peaceful socialist revolution through gradual legal means was founded in the 1880s.

[@marioarguello6989]

What was/is peaceful about it?

[@in39484]

According to historian Thomas Weber, it shows a lot of information about how Hitler in 1919 sympathized with social democracy, in fact, he tried to join an ethno-nationalist party called the "German Socialist Party", this party were leftists who embraced nationalism. .

[@robert48044]

the dude needed a party to gain power, get in where you fit it, fake it till you make it

[@Despiser25]

Funny how the "Nationalists" want to rule the World... Nationalism isnt the problem until you put the word SOCIALIST next to it.

[@felipeguerrero1508]

He mentions that in Mein Kampf. He went delussioned.

[@theywouldnthavetocensormei9231]

I've never understood how someone can be a leftist and *not* a nationalist, if you want taxes to pay for everything, it only makes sense that you would be very rigid about everyone in your country paying taxes. Leftism doesn't really work at all, but it would work a lot better in a closed system than trying to have some idealistic global socialism.

[@Paciat]

Didnt Hitler say: "everyone was once a socialist" when someone asked about his early political career?

[@kenhoganson9481]

Thank you Tik! Amazing how convoluted this all was, and thanks for being so clear and understandable!

[@yaroslavdanilchenko3722]

Hey TIK, I've watched alot of your videos and it's shocking to me the amount of detail you put in them. You've been an inspiration for me to look deeper into history beyond what the historians say. Thank you for your work.

[@steveclarke6257]

TiK thank you for more of the Interwar political analysis ...... The problem as I see it is there is no view of the "opposition" viewpoint- The view of other politicians in Germany as a counterpoint for why you have the melting pot of German politics, with the additional points of view in Germany. That would give other viewers an all-round view of the political spectrum in Germany.

[@TheImperatorKnight]

Good point. I guess a video on the various different factions would be useful in the future

[@mikeoz4803]

Rohm knew of Hitler's homosexuality & deep perverse practices. The Generals despised Rohms sexual immorality & threats to take over the Army. Thats about it.

[@VikSkiKat]

This is a very difficult subject to talk about without coming across as being "One of them". I think you do a good job. Thanks for the brilliant videos. Some excellent work.

[@jangelbrich7056]

Small tiny detail: Germany _signed_ the Peace Treaty of Versailles on June 28, and _ratified_ it on July 9. That said, it does not alter anything of the events, but the Socialdemocrats were frowned upon as traitors by German nationalists (of any kind), and as hopeless loosers by the Allied powers, as the signing Germans had zero say whatsoever, being reduced to "rubber stamp diplomats". I could be said it is remarkable that the Socialdemocrats still continued to win elections after this in the Weimar Republic - not as majority, only as largest among so many others.

[@aleksazunjic9672]

SD had a large and traditional working class base . Situation in Germany soon became chaotic (hyper-inflation and all that stuff), so people were trying to find safety in something they could belong. Average worker was not swayed by traditional national parties run by affluent aristocrats, nor was he interested in restoration of monarchy which led him to war. Only party that could make balance between national and social had a chance, and such party appeared. Rest was history.

[@kenon6968]

It was the largest party in Germany, and one of the best organized in the world. Party had a much more encompassing definition then in the sense that they had all sorts of ancillary organizations attached to them and were much more a part of people's lives than they are today. That support was won over a half century of organization, it wouldn't likely be lost so easily.

[@bjorntorlarsson]

​@@kenon6968 Social democrat Tage Erlander 1946-1969 led a peaceful revolution in Sweden, which totally changed every single aspect of our society. Division of power abolished for totalitarian centralization of everything, families crushed by oppressive taxes, all children indoctrinated in governement kindergarten, schools, universities, everyone dependent on government handouts including all media, regulations preventing founding of new companies or any kind of independence from the government, and on and on. Since 1969 there has been no political reforms in Sweden except for those directly driven by foreign interests: The re-regulation of financial markets in the 1980s, the membership of the EU in the 1990s. And now DCA, a military deal one-sidedly giving the US unlimited access to Swedish territory and resources with even the families of US soldiers stationed here having full diplomatic immunity from following Swedish laws. The government doesn't even have the right to inspect the (to begin with) 17 US military bases here. Suddenly Sweden is the LEAST neutral country in the world! (This bilateral deal is completely unrelated to NATO).

[@robertsettle2590]

​@@bjorntorlarsson.....When and where in Sweden, did the USA establish these military installations?

[@bjorntorlarsson]

​@@robertsettle2590 Signed by Sweden's government on December 6th, 2023. Just google "Defence Cooperation Agreement" to read the full text. (KZbin shadowing doesn't allow me to post any kind of links) Completely one-sided! A skilled US lawyer verses uneducated cheap to bribe Swedish prime minister. No defence guarantees or anything in return, so it does not qualify as an alliance. Germany 1918 was not an unconditional surrender. This was!

[@LordBruuh]

I absolutely admire the hardwork you put into these videos. The amount of reading and knowledge you have to absorb, then properly convey to an audience is incredible! Thanks!

[@ianstoneman4843]

Again. Thanks for the enlightenment! Keep up the good work. As a trained scientist. I like my references and loved your comparison to other authors and their lack of and use of crap references. Keep it up TIK.

[@jorgevespucci9878]

This dude is an absolute boss. Love the unedited takes on factual history.

[@TheImperatorKnight]

Thank you, but the videos are edited!

[@user-ch7wn5fk8d]

ya, no detail left out. It's kind of amazing.

[@jorgevespucci9878]

@TheImperatorKnight Haha ahh man that's why I love ya. Yeah, I guess I meant in the context of revising history to better fit an agenda. Not that the videos themselves are a one take delivery of excellence.

[@datboi7893]

@@TheImperatorKnight I think he meant unedited, as in unbiased, but yeah, there's some splendind work you've done over the years. I'm looking forward to every weekly upload of yours.

[@research007]

Christa Schroeder, who had been Hitler's secretary since June 1933, examines the question of whether Röhm had been planning a coup in her memoirs, "After 30 June 1934 people puzzled a lot over whether Röhm really had been planning a coup. Purely subjectively, in my opinion he had not, but after Himmler had inveigled his SS people into the police, Röhm probably wanted at least the status of a people's militia for his uneasy and temporarily unemployed SA force. That would have been a breach of the political accord with France. Hitler wished to avoid difficulties in that direction and feared that Röhm had a private political agenda. Judging by the files to which I had access later, and Röhm's order to the SA of 10 June 1934, it cannot be ruled out however that it was his intention. The last paragraph of his order reads: _I expect that on 1 August the SA will be ready, fully rested and invigorated, to fulfil those honourable and onerous duties which Volk and Fatherland expect of them. If the enemies of the SA are hopeful that the SA will not become involved after their leave, or only partially, then we shall allow them this short, joyful respite. At the time and in the manner which appears necessary afterwards they will receive the appropriate answer. The SA is and remains the destiny of Germany._ This means that chief of staff Röhm had sent his 4.5 million SA men on leave, but as he did so threatened to strike out with a hefty paw. He spoke of 'enemies of the SA'. According to this order by Röhm, the SA 'fully rested' would serve not 'Führer and Reich' as it was then the practice to say, but be at the disposal of 'Volk und Vaterland'. What also struck me in this order was the absence of the usual salute 'Heil Hitler!' with which it was customary to conclude all official correspondence." Schroeder, C. "He Was My Chief: The Memoirs of Adolf Hitler's Secretary." Frontline Books, 2009, p. 30.

[@TeaParty1776]

Hitler worried about Rohms potential political power, whatever Rohm may have been planning. And, of course, he hated the homosexuality of Rohm's, SA.

[@nobodysbusiness610]

Got to say you nailed it on this one. One of your best videos for sure. Definitely helped connecting some dots previously unconnected in my mind. Great job!

[@jaytheconqueror2]

This is a wonderful video. Great presentation, and it even included things which are not widely known about the purge. Salute.

[@AlbertComelles1970]

Congratulations TIK, what a masterpiece! Another one, by the way, in a long row. And on a fundamental subject. Crystal clear but still open to debate. Thank you.

[@vincentperiolat4610]

This is spot on what I needed, I am not alone! There ARE some people out there w/ the capacity to think, reason, and question deeper than 2mm when an authority, academia, or organization 'informs us' on anything. Great work! Sub.

[@johnroberts8093]

Love your videos, super impressed with the level of research and therefore, the level of detail within the videos. Love the way you represent the map movements and how you show which units are engaging which units. Love this political stuff as well. Realised I was a bit dim when it came to political history so I'm happily learning here. I appreciate all you do on here. 🙏🇬🇧🙏

[@akacurmurdar1]

Enrst Rohm: "I want a second revolution" Hitler: "OK" Rohm: "No not like this!"

[@pantsmonsterv6]

😂

[@pointlesspublishing5351]

Good tldr😂

[@casparcoaster1936]

really feel lucky to have found this channel in 2018, been really facinating, and absorbing videos, very grateful

[@ConversionCenters]

I wasn't aware that Hitler had laser beam eyes. This fact actually explains a lot about his behavior...Thanks for the vid, Tik!

[@stevenread1676]

3:40 They still don't know what 'real' socialism is TIK! Everytime you ask a socialist for an example of a socialist state that hasn't failed and they always state "It's not real socialism!" Sooo... I don't think they really know either :D

[@mnk9073]

Democracy has been around for three millenia and we still only have barely functioning light-versions of it. I suggest you sit down until you find a true democracy or a version of capitalism neither built on the exploitation of third parties nor locked in a eternal constantly accelerating boom-bust cycle or one that isn't just a straight line to a monopolist running literally everything.

[@stevej71393]

At least in the US, they'll probably say Sweden, which isn't really socialist.

[@smtandearthboundsuck8400]

I know what it is. A bourgeois dictatorship that still produces commodities, promotes nationalism, commits imperialism and worker abuse is the furthest thing from socialism. The USSR was a social democracy ruled by Socdems (liberals) the same type of people that used the freikorps to kill actual communists, in fact they killed even the most communists in history probably. The first page of Capital is enough to disqualify any "AES" that edgy leftists worship as socialist. The "not real socialism" is just true. The USSR and China are as Socialist as North Korea is democratic.

[@The_13th_to_awaken]

ah the no true socialist fallacy

[@Paciat]

And they have the definition. Its when the workers (by central planning, cause it cant be done otherwise) are in control of the means of production. So every "workers party" that claims it is representing the interests of working people is by definition socialist. EDIT: as the video sais 1:04:24 😋 I disagree with TIK that socialists arent dumb.

[@boreopithecus]

It’s interesting how both the Soviets and the Nazis seem to avoid calling each other “socialists” or any derivation of the word. The Nazis unusually often refer to the Russians as “Bolsheviks” and when I was in St Petersburg 25 years ago what struck me was all the war memorials I saw referred to the Germans as “fascists” and never as “Nazis”.

[@Blackdeathgaming-yv1kk]

That's because both are socialists but have an entire different philosophy behind it and have a different idea of what it means to be socialist. One promotes class cooperation, Nationalism, a form of market economics, is a meritocracy, allows private property etc while the other is internationalist, seeks the destruction of class, promotes equality of outcome, is anti religious , controls the economy through central planning etc. Only similarity is that both oppose capitalism and consumerism and rampant materialism.

[@sorenh.2216]

@@Blackdeathgaming-yv1kk I´m German, born ´79. One of my Grandfathers fight from ´41- ´mid ´44 eastern in Armouref SS-Div. till he lost both legs witch hat to that time cut of more times because of no Antibiotics WITHOUT Morphine- just "Moonshine". It´s very important to different betwen SS ; Waffen-SS ; SS-Polizei ; Einsatzgruppen. He told me Bastards was most of Einsatzgruppen and ESPECIALLY "Kettenhunde" (MP) which behave like Superman but most killing helpless without Weapons in the "Etappe" (Area between Germany and HKL (Frontline) why the fighting Units call them "Etappenhengste" and ALL Fighters in Waffem-SS and Wehrmacht hated and disrespect them! But like the "Politkommisare" redside they was able to kill the Squads by will without serious Consequences by say "Feigheit vor dem Feind" In Stalingrad for Example Paulus and the Organisationmembers of that Groups had allmost till End more than enough "zum Fressen" (Food) while the Fighters Eat their died Comrades. The Kettenhunde killed till End now not anymore following Soldiers to Blackmail them running nearly without food, Weapons or Ammo into Death "obwohl" they had before heard the Speech from Germany the whole Army Already Died. Today many Germans know Adolf learns like Anjelica Kazmierski to hate the REAL Germans at Tavistock Institute and loved like many of his faqr Left Socialists till end the "Bariloche" County in Patagonia like Hotel Eden!

[@useodyseeorbitchute9450]

@@Blackdeathgaming-yv1kk Soviets went full nationalist in aftermath of Barabarossa, while Germans were running central planning. The differences were more not that big in practice...

[@johnmcdonald9295]

@@sorenh.2216The British should never have declared war on Germany,and Churchill should have been tried for war crimes,he won the kalergi award in 1955

[@reddeadsniper1263]

​@@johnmcdonald9295Germany shouldn't have declared war on Poland.

[@TheL1034]

Glad you did this, I've always been fascinated by the rise and catastrophic fall of the SA. Daniel Siemens book Stormtroopers was a very enlightening read, especially for pointing out the "Beefsteaks", socialists who joined the NSDAP, named for being brown on the outside and red on the inside. But unlike most discussions on the SA, it also talks about what happened to the organization after Rohm and his allies got "life expired".

[@philnorris3507]

You are undoubtably the best KZbin_Historian of the political and economic ideas in this fraught time period. Thanks for reading all the books I don't have time to read and study. Thanks for publishing such fulsome and balanced videos, explaining in terms any educated person can readily appreciate. I'm so glad I re-subscribed after rage quitting for something you said a long time ago (I forget what it was and I'm embarrassed to admit I was so wrong). Please keep up the good work educating me and the rest of the public interested in these topics (WW2 and related issues) you are worth 1000 books and 10,000 hours.

[@debbiestyer453]

I absolutely love your arguments ( logical) against all the ideobabble of poorly cited Marxist takes on Hitler as right wing ...thank you very much.

[@darbyheavey406]

Fascism is a left wing phenomenon. Capitalism is right wing.

[@realitycheckreally8412]

Top quality as always. Thanks TIK...

[@rogerparkhurst5796]

Great job as usual. Insight I had not read in the biographies I had read.

[@foxpedro001]

Hi TIK. Notifications are always on for great videos like yours. Keep up with the great work.

[@rossbryant1280]

Excellent video, as a History teacher, I will be incorporating some of the sources you have used in this video into my lessons when I teach the NOLK to students from now on! Thank you TIK!

[@phann860]

Good luck with that, trying to explain Hitler was a socialist and therefore the idea there is a left and right wing is nonsense, the Nazis and Communists were both left wing as by the way Mussolini was.

[@rossbryant1280]

@@phann860 It’s hard enough trying to explain it to adults, let alone school children!

[@jackwistos458]

7 58:56 ​@@phann860

[@jackwistos458]

​@rossbr 58:56 yant1280

[@rossbryant1280]

@@jackwistos458 TIK coming for the Guardian 😂

[@markgrissom]

Love TIK's book recommendations of late. Won't miss this one either.

[@wiard]

Brilliant, that cleared out that fog I had about all this, very thankful for that TIK

[@user-js2xn9jv9l]

So many hours of watching TIK videos throughout the years and I still crack a laugh every time he impersonates Hitler with an "evil voice"

[@microhistoria]

My hopes that he may continue the wermar republic series is alive, thank god. btw TIK, I know you read those. Do you have a method of writing for making your videos engaging? I find myself glued to the subject the moment you start talking but I can't replicate it in my own videos. How do you do it? (I recently lost my job and all help is welcome in this regard)

[@charlesnunno8377]

Knowing this actually makes Hitler seem completely consistent.

[@alexb882]

Oddly enough, I saw this as a recommendation on another WW2 documentary video here on YT that featured Richard Evans, I wonder if that is a coincidence haha. Subscribed, nicely put together sir

[@nolanmacdonald8350]

Of course tik is never in my feed, rarely getting an update about new videos once a month I remember to come here and mingle with my fellow historians!!

[@cristibrad6742]

another golden piece of debunking distorting naratives. p.s in case there was a human error, on the patreon/subscriber black bar roll credits, there is Ralph Cox times 2. Keep up the great work!

[@mickcraven980]

Good stuff, TIK. BTW: Constitutional lawyer, Robert Barnes, gave you a HUGE shoutout on his recent podcast with Viva Frei. He would like to have you as a guest on one of his shows. Go for it, TIK! Your voice needs a bigger audience.

[@TheImperatorKnight]

Thank you for informing me! The only thing is that I think my strength lies in crafting solid videos backed by sources, rather than interviews.

[@mickcraven980]

@TheImperatorKnight Thanks for your reply. Your strength is in your carefully prepared presentations, so I understand your hesitation to engage a new format. Barnes might like to hear about your process, histiography, upcoming projects, areas of interest, etc. I hope you find an option that works for you. I appreciate the hard work you put into your final products.

[@liubei3058]

​@@TheImperatorKnightI liked hearing you talk regularly in that one video you did. These might be a strength, but podcasts wouldn't be a weakness. I listen to any podcast with Razorfist in it. I'd listen to most podcasts as long as it said *Featuring TIK history

[@TheCruxy]

"Lies must be repeated, Truth requires to be heard"

[@mojewjewjew4420]

Where is this from?

[@TheCruxy]

@@mojewjewjew4420 it's a paraphrase of something I've heard Ryan Dawson say before

[@mojewjewjew4420]

@@TheCruxy I googled him and he appears to be a nobody, not even a wiki page, anyhow I heard something similar, like Hitler saying if you say a lie enough times it will be believed.

[@ForestryService.]

This is why leftist memes require so many words and context making...lies require effort

[@leesnyder9144]

@@ForestryService. that does not make any sense. The more a liar says the easier it is to understand the motive. History is about context.

[@stug41]

The pattern of riding a wave of revolution, only to attempt to stem it once the crest has taken those leaders to their goals, and either successfully suppressing those more extreme or crashing on the other side due to not delivering what was promised, is frequently shown in revolutionary histories. Very interesting to see the specific motivations on which these figures acted here. You mention napoleon and the national guard, but even before him the various and tumultuous revolutionary committees attempted to balance their own interests, those of the factions that supported them, and the war, frequently leading to extraordinary measures for so many purposes. In sure Papen had this in mind when he wrote his speech. The fact that Hitler and other revolutionaries posed their movements in contrast to what they saw as the failures of previous or ongoing revolutions like that of the soviets is a great way to contextualize these efforts. A fascinating drama, the way these characters use one another to gain, and betray when they advance enough that their goals become exclusive to one another.

[@phann860]

It is almost always the way, once a revolution occurs the nut jobs are taken care of, except Lenin kept the nut jobs and ended up by almost destroying Russia.

[@mojewjewjew4420]

​@@phann860No worries stalin dealt with all the nut jobs, including lenin.

[@paulceglinski7172]

Although, I'm more of a tanks over banks. TiK, you absolutely make the banks interesting. Well done. Thanks. Cheers from Tennessee

[@neilreynolds3858]

War is expensive. Our own warmongers here in the US forget that. To build a tank, you have to have the money and industry and workers to build a tank. That takes time.

[@paulceglinski7172]

@@neilreynolds3858 You must be new to TiKs channel because over a year ago he asked whether viewers were more interested in banks or tanks. Meaning the business of war or the war of business. As one that's had to fill out a statement of charges on a piece of lost equipment, I know personally how expensive sh*t can be. Only took you 7 days to spout your nonsense about something not even related to my comment. Well done. LoL.

[@MrFancyTrex]

Just curious, but how fast do you read? Judging by how much content you are able to give us I would assume you are quite quick. I am dyslexic and it causes my time to comprehend books to skyrocket, do you have any tips to improve my reading speed/comprehension?

[@speggeri90]

I’m no TIK nor dyslexic, but I heard some dyslexics use much of audiobooks or at least some text-to-audio program. Hope you can find it helpful.

[@ricardokowalski1579]

"non violence" and "H1t\er" are only acceptable in the context of comparing against Stalinism.

[@RedRabbitEntertainment]

Stalin was too based for this world

[@wildukind442]

Röhm was in the secret military guild called "die schwarze Schar" (the plack passel) this was a big problem for the movement

[@hardrightturn7502]

die schwarze Schar translates to 'The Black Flock'

[@wildukind442]

@@hardrightturn7502 and sounds better. thanks

[@hardrightturn7502]

@@wildukind442 No prob! The word 'schar' can actually be translated as 'group', 'company', 'flock', 'crowd', 'club', almost anything like that, so you could use whatever word sounds best there. I know that 'Die Schwarze sonne' translates to 'The Black Sun'....thats how I knew, I just had to look up 'schar'

[@mojewjewjew4420]

And what did this secret military guild do?

[@wildukind442]

@@mojewjewjew4420 this guild comes out of a 4000 years old tradition of gay elite fighters. the original was called the golden flock. 150 couples out of 300 men. they were a longtime succesful elite force in the ancient greek army. sounds strange but one example: a man who watches enemies attacking his beloved partner is fighting multiple times harder than anyone you can imagine. Röhm tried to fullfill his ancient dream of a perfect warrior. hitler knew his stories since their munich days... more next time

[@saintclarus]

In secondary school in Year 10, just 5 years ago, I was taught that the reason was because 1) Hitler wanted to get rid of the SA and kill Rohm as they didn't swear loyalty to Hitler and 2) because Hitler hated gay people. Not once in my GCSE History course was it mentioned that Rohm wanted a second revolution -- or even that there was a first revolution, a peaceful one. I was even taught he was far-right and hated communists and communism under any circumstances, which I thought was strange since socialism is very much a left-wing ideology. I love your channel. It's surprising how much isn't taught and how much of what is taught is actually taught wrongly.

[@neilreynolds3858]

It's surprising to me that they taught anything and anything even that close to the truth but I'm in the US.

[@wimmeraparanormal6581]

Lewis, you've pronounced Goering's name correct and Rohm's name also has an Umlaut and therefore its pronounced the same way. Rohm's name is pronounced RERM. Same way as GER-ING. Just sounds better when the Germanic name is pronounced correctly. As always, brilliantly researched and presented. Kudos to you

[@johkupohkuxd1697]

No, its pronounced "Göring" & "Röm". The vovel is similar to the one vovel in "heard". TIK's pronounciation is frankly lousy.

[@wimmeraparanormal6581]

@@johkupohkuxd1697 Thanks, you're actually agreeing with me so the first word in your above phrase is 'YES', not 'NO'. Plus there are 2 vowels in 'Heard'. And yes, Lewis's pronunciations in ALL of his videos are terrible, but the historic content is absolutely first rate. Wish I could find the Umlaut on my keyboard too :-)

[@seththomas9105]

TIK hits another home run! Love the historical discussion and breakdown of the timeline and facts.

[@adrienne0711]

Your “just a KZbin video” (quoting you) is outstanding, thank you! I really enjoyed it.

[@Axisjampa]

Great video TIK. This level of analysis has no match in KZbin.

[@TheImperatorKnight]

I do wonder if I'm overdoing it some times with the level of detail

[@Axisjampa]

@@TheImperatorKnight I think many people will be a little scared to see an hour plus video of a topic, but I also think the majority of your fans tend to like the long format. And I think sometimes is necessary to make the Message really hit home. For me, you make excellent content as it is.

[@nomdeguerre7265]

@@TheImperatorKnight Not at all. If one argues against what some people badly want, or need, to believe, it's obligatory. People will never believe anything they don't want to believe unless you can make your case forcefully. It's far better to do that with facts and research, if one seeks an audience of those who actually think for themselves. In the long run perhaps those willing and able to observe, learn and decide for themselves are the opinions that matter. 'Useful idiots' are useful, but they're still idiots, and hence ultimately uncreative and unproductive. Credibility is essential, unless one simply wants to 'preach to the choir'. All credible argument depends on solid research, facts, contemporary sources and citation. @Axisjampa says your citation and research "has no match on KZbin". As you point out very effectively, your credibility is above the level of even much published literature. One need not sacrifice quality to the medium. It separates the 'wheat from the chaff'.

[@gintautassickus6390]

I hope the hyperinflation series will continue in a few years.

[@veeli1106]

By that time we may actually *have* hyperinflation for ourselves!

[@SepticFuddy]

@@veeli1106 Already there in Argentina. VLLC

[@TheImperatorKnight]

@@SepticFuddy How are things over there? I've heard 70,000 state employees were sacked?

[@DAVIDMcDonald-uf2ep]

@@TheImperatorKnightApparently their head political figure is working at trying to cut down the government to near-nothing to get rid of corruption on a populist basis. Something about a chainsaw, it’s really interesting. Also apparently, leftists are trying to compare their guy with Trump and the dude over in El Salvador.

[@NullParadigm]

@@TheImperatorKnight Yes, Milei managed to over-deliver on his promise on his government cuts, and Argentina has a surplus budget the first time in 12 years. Many if not all price controls were also removed, which in turn means prices have gone up and since inflation numbers don't actually track inflation but price increases it seems his policy has been "inflationary", so media states "inflation has gone up by 12%", but it's simply true scarcities meeting their true demands finally taking place. I'd link but YT hates us sharing links.

[@tylerwright6380]

Kudos and congratulations! This is the best in-depth analysis of the intricacies of the early Nazi movement, the changes in policy that occurred after the party's coming to power in 1933, and the rivalry between Hitler and Roehm of which I am aware. This is great stuff!!! Keep it coming!

[@etiennepilorget8777]

Congratulation Tik! Great work as usual. I wish I could talk with you in person (I have a master degree in modern history).

[@pathutchison7688]

Whether or not I agree with your conclusions, I get annoyed when you are dismissed by main stream “historians”. You clearly do more research than most others, and you don’t seem to have a position you are trying to prove. I don’t see any confirmation bias. I find it really sad that no one can debate you on the issues and instead simply attempt to dismiss you completely. Thank you for doing all this reading and researching and for so eloquently presenting your conclusions. They are valuable points that are very useful in unraveling the ball of contradictions that was the third reich.

[@torbjornkvist]

Good and necessary stuff, as usual. Thank You!

[@charlesnunno8377]

You do excellent history work on this.

[@CliftonHicksbanjo]

This is very well done; better than your usual, which is a high mark.

[@dougm2745]

Fascinating and educational. Keep it up!

[@varvarith3090]

1:04:00 I'll do one better: Hitler was Hitler. Hitler killed Hitler, so Hitler wasn't Hitler.

[@robertmontgomery6811]

I was watching this on a tablet in bed and my wife came into the bedroom. She commented that you had a wonderful way of presenting the subject and a great and interesting voice. To the extent that she had become engrossed in listening to a subject she wouldn't have had any interest in normally. As for myself, well I'm on my third viewing of the Stalingrad series and each time I pickup more fascinating detail. As I'm quite disabled now your history presentations help pass what was previously quite boring days. Having read several older histories of the war in the eastern front or indeed the western desert I can't believe how much you have enlightened me. I've never believed that Hitler was a madman, evil very much so but not mad. I can imagine towards the end that he went of the rails as he watched on helplessly as all his dreams were crushed. I was an avid reader of Manstein. Raus and Mellenthin and cherish their books but you've helped me to be careful regarding their memoirs. Many thanks for your hard work.

[@oldfella3919]

Great vid TIK ... love these analyses. 👍

[@tophernolastname2378]

Ernst Rohm was like Boggs in Shawshank Redemption. 'bull queers, take by force. only thing they want, only thing they understand. I wish i could tell you that heinrich fought the good fight & the sisters let him be... i wish i could tell you that.'

[@stansirlmkhope2312]

I feel like we’re living in late 32

[@fsaldan1]

This is a thrilling video. Stunning insights that clarify many issues. Kudosto Mr. Tik.

[@davidconnellan6875]

Love your videos great work. You really should get/deserve a publishing deal

[@jroch41]

TIK, this video has eclipsed many others, thanks.

[@theprezydent6250]

Uploaded right after I watched the bankwars videos. PERFECT

[@e.a.p3174]

Sir, this is actually very interesting, I had no intention watching the whole thing, but did.

[@ZESAUCEBOSS]

Another rock solid video sir. Keep em comin

[@dIRECTOR259]

Excellent topic choice.

[@SomethingCompass]

I disagree with you, this video was not "way too long." Thanks for posting this.

[@FromPovertyToProgress]

Great video. I agree with all your points, but I think there was another factor. A key goal of Hitler was to prepare Germany for a war of conquest. To do that he needed a large and competent military and industrial sector. As long as they were loyal to him, they were far more valuable to his goals than SA street thugs roaming in the streets. The SA were useful when Hitler was not in power, but they were potentially dangerous while he was in power. So once Hitler was reasonably confident of the loyalty of the military, the SA were goners.

[@noclipperalta5722]

If you compare the steps that the bolivarian revolution (Venezuela) followed to the steps of the naz1 parliamentary revolution, you would be surprised for how similar both of them are. In fact, many people call this branch of socialism "fasci-socialism" because all countries that follow it, such as nicaragua or bolivia, developed a state more similar to mussolini"s than with lenin's

[@pulsaran]

Its innevatable with socialism.

[@chrisdjernaes9658]

Thank you for clarifying a complex period of history that is completely missing from American public schools and Universities. As always, the Truth is far more interesting than Hollywood and Academia portray. Cheers 🍻

[@alexkalish8288]

Very well done deep dive into Hitlers post war politics. What not clear is how much of this was driven by army manipulation into politics.

[@gerritenjasper135]

I am in the last 50 pages of Peikoff’s ‘The Cause of Hitler’s Germany’ and now, the ‘status quo’ explanations of Hitler’s rise to power, right wing extremism, etc. Feel so weird to me. It’s like people don’t want to take off their blindfold and just blame everything on ‘the right’ for the sake of convenience. Also Hitler’s own writings look utterly rediculous to me now.

[@browngreen933]

Wanting Germany to be a world power like the USA was hardly ridiculous.

[@NullParadigm]

@@browngreen933 But thinking you should start wars simply because other nations have more land and less people is idiotic.

[@phann860]

Except Hitler was left wing, just tried a different approach.

[@MK-rw1on]

@@phann860 hitler wasnt leftwing. nationalist never can be leftwing.

[@somenon-human0267]

​@@MK-rw1on you are talking about leftwingers today. leftwingers in past were nationalist.

[@dekyras]

Another great video. Clear, informative and engaging.

[@lyntwo]

Thank you for this presentation and perspective. Over the years and decades one becomes aware that the perspectives presented do not fit. Eventually from what I read and viewed I began to realize Hitler himself viewed his survival in power depended upon the constant playing of factions within his own government against each other. This affected the manner of his leadership of the war effort. Your work helps us to understand what occurred and even to why.

[@EndingSimple]

There's a difference between reporting what actually happened and reporting what happened through a political lens. You've taken the trouble to show us the lens that have been used. thank you.

[@steiner554]

I was extremely sceptic when I started this video as, like you said, many works are riddled with what I would call propaganda and falsehoods. I was surprised to see this was an ACTUAL referenced video. Great work!

[@TheImperatorKnight]

I'm glad to see you gave it a fair shot :) Most of my videos have citations, although I only came up with the concept of the reference bar when I did my Public vs Private video in 2019, so videos before that don't have in-video references (they do have bibliographies though).

[@Triumph2024.]

Tik and the Zoomer Historian=A+ work.

[@brianbrady4496]

Another great video tik. As always

[@NikhilSingh-007]

Unfathomably based thumbnail.

[@dragdragon23]

amazing work, I'm so blown away here. A lot being brought forth here, can be and is being used today. like to have all this on DVd or something to help spread awareness or least have as a personal record.

[@Beastius24]

Absolutely love your videos and work. Thank you 😊