Adolf Hitler called for a violent purge on his own political party; exterminating hundreds of Nazis whom he thought had the ability to overthrow him in the future. Sadly, Hitler targeted the ones who’d helped him rise to extreme power. Those who were purged had belonged to the Strasserist, a left-wing minority of the Nazi Party. Hitler assassinated leading figures in Strasserist, one of which was Kurt von Schleicher, a former Chancellor. The others consisted of Gustav Ritter von Kahr, Gregor Strasser, main leaders of Sturmabteilung (SA) and a paramilitary organization. Afterwards, Hitler placed his main loyalists in charge and extended his ability to control the government and the
