Plot: In one bloody, well-planned purge, Hitler eliminated his political rivals and ended the looming threat from Ernst Röhm's well-armed Sturmabteilung.
Cast
Adolf HitlerSelf (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler would be no older than
56 in Hitler's Bodyguard - Season 1 - Night of the Long Knives (Episode 4).
Sat, Apr 20 1889
Mon, Apr 30 1945
Mon, Apr 30 1945
Joseph GoebbelsSelf (archive footage)
Joseph Goebbels would be no older than
47 in Hitler's Bodyguard - Season 1 - Night of the Long Knives (Episode 4).
Fri, Oct 29 1897
Tue, May 01 1945
Tue, May 01 1945
Hermann GöringSelf (archive footage)
Hermann Göring would be no older than
53 in Hitler's Bodyguard - Season 1 - Night of the Long Knives (Episode 4).
Thu, Jan 12 1893
Tue, Oct 15 1946
Tue, Oct 15 1946
Heinrich HimmlerSelf (archive footage)
Heinrich Himmler would be no older than
44 in Hitler's Bodyguard - Season 1 - Night of the Long Knives (Episode 4).
Sun, Oct 07 1900
Wed, May 23 1945
Wed, May 23 1945
Reinhard HeydrichSelf (archive footage)
Reinhard Heydrich would be no older than
38 in Hitler's Bodyguard - Season 1 - Night of the Long Knives (Episode 4).
Mon, Mar 07 1904
Thu, Jun 04 1942
Thu, Jun 04 1942
Claus von StauffenbergSelf (archive footage)
Claus von Stauffenberg would be no older than
36 in Hitler's Bodyguard - Season 1 - Night of the Long Knives (Episode 4).
Fri, Nov 15 1907
Thu, Jul 20 1944
Thu, Jul 20 1944
Erwin RommelSelf (archive footage)
Erwin Rommel would be no older than
52 in Hitler's Bodyguard - Season 1 - Night of the Long Knives (Episode 4).
Sun, Nov 15 1891
Sat, Oct 14 1944
Sat, Oct 14 1944
Martin BormannSelf (archive footage)
Martin Bormann would be no older than
44 in Hitler's Bodyguard - Season 1 - Night of the Long Knives (Episode 4).
Sun, Jun 17 1900
Wed, May 02 1945
Wed, May 02 1945
Adolf EichmannSelf (archive footage)
Adolf Eichmann would be no older than
56 in Hitler's Bodyguard - Season 1 - Night of the Long Knives (Episode 4).
Mon, Mar 19 1906
Thu, May 31 1962
Thu, May 31 1962
Rudolf HeßSelf (archive footage)
Rudolf Heß would be no older than
93 in Hitler's Bodyguard - Season 1 - Night of the Long Knives (Episode 4).
Wed, Apr 25 1894
Mon, Aug 17 1987
Mon, Aug 17 1987
Ernst RöhmSelf (archive footage)
Ernst Röhm would be no older than
46 in Hitler's Bodyguard - Season 1 - Night of the Long Knives (Episode 4).
Mon, Nov 28 1887
Sun, Jul 01 1934
Sun, Jul 01 1934
Joachim von RibbentropSelf (archive footage)
Joachim von Ribbentrop would be no older than
53 in Hitler's Bodyguard - Season 1 - Night of the Long Knives (Episode 4).
Sun, Apr 30 1893
Wed, Oct 16 1946
Wed, Oct 16 1946
Albert SpeerSelf (archive footage)
Albert Speer would be no older than
76 in Hitler's Bodyguard - Season 1 - Night of the Long Knives (Episode 4).
Sun, Mar 19 1905
Tue, Sep 01 1981
Tue, Sep 01 1981