00:00Rahm's plan was for the SA to absorb and replace the German military to form a true
00:05people's army under his command.
00:07However, Rahm did not realize that after Hitler became the chancellor, he no longer needed
00:12the street fighting capabilities of the SA but the army.
00:16Hitler saw the independence of the SA and the penchant of its members for street violence
00:21as a direct threat to his newly gained political power.
00:24This behavior became a source of embarrassment and discomfort for Hitler in his dealings
00:29with the traditional German nationalist elites.
00:32Several attempts by Hitler to persuade Rahm to abandon the course he had taken failed
00:36because of Rahm's refusal.
00:38A final meeting between the two men in Hitler's office in the Reich Chancellery in early June
00:431934 ended in a vociferous argument.
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