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Ernst Röhm

1887 - 1934

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Ernst Julius Günther Röhm (German: [ɛʁnst ˈʁøːm]; 28 November 1887 – 1 July 1934) was a German military officer, politician and a leading member of the Nazi Party. A close friend and early ally of Adolf Hitler, Röhm was the co-founder and leader of the Sturmabteilung (SA), the Nazi Party's original paramilitary wing, which played a significant role in Hitler's rise to power. He served as chief of the SA from 1931 until his murder in 1934 during the Night of the Long Knives. Born in Munich, Röhm joined the Royal Bavarian Army in 1906 and fought in the First World War. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ernst Röhm is the 67th most popular military personnel (down from 58th in 2019), the 196th most popular biography from Germany (down from 146th in 2019) and the 12th most popular German Military Personnel.

Ernst Röhm was a German military officer who was a member of the Nazi Party and head of the SA, or Sturmabteilung, which was the Nazi Party's paramilitary. He was killed during the Night of the Long Knives.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Ernst Röhm ranks 67 out of 2,058. Before him are Baron Munchausen, Erich Ludendorff, Roland, Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan, Fedor von Bock, and Ubba. After him are Eugène de Beauharnais, Manfred von Richthofen, Yi Sun-sin, Walter Model, T. E. Lawrence, and Stanislav Petrov.

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Among people born in 1887, Ernst Röhm ranks 11. Before him are Marc Chagall, Charles I of Austria, Erich von Manstein, Padre Pio, Marcel Duchamp, and Srinivasa Ramanujan. After him are Gustav Ludwig Hertz, Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, Vidkun Quisling, Arthur Rubinstein, Wilhelm Canaris, and Jozef Tiso. Among people deceased in 1934, Ernst Röhm ranks 7. Before him are Marie Curie, Paul von Hindenburg, Lev Vygotsky, Alexander I of Yugoslavia, Edward Elgar, and Fritz Haber. After him are Raymond Poincaré, Albert I of Belgium, Nestor Makhno, Kurt von Schleicher, Sergey Kirov, and Engelbert Dollfuss.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ernst Röhm ranks 196 out of 7,253. Before him are Paul Heyse (1830), Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden (1710), Hans-Georg Gadamer (1900), Friedrich Schlegel (1772), Leopold Mozart (1719), and Johann Christian Bach (1735). After him are Friedrich Ebert (1871), Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor (990), Jupp Heynckes (1945), Walter Model (1891), Nico (1938), and Erich Raeder (1876).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Ernst Röhm ranks 12. Before him are Heinz Guderian (1888), Friedrich Paulus (1890), Arminius (-17), Alfred Jodl (1890), Gerd von Rundstedt (1875), and Baron Munchausen (1720). After him are Walter Model (1891), Erich Raeder (1876), Michel Ney (1769), Klaus Barbie (1913), Helmuth von Moltke the Elder (1800), and Albert Kesselring (1885).

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