Sure, and as that time passed he disbanded Rohm's group and had him killed to both unify the party and establish that he would be the one ending street violence in Germany.
I'll caveat that "Never" is clearly too hyperbolic. But the real work to destroy the Communists in Germany, literally and physically, was mostly done by the SDP and the Frei Korps. There was street violence in the 30's, but never as bad as it was in 1917-1922.
It's like when the Communists claimed that they "defeated" British Fascism by rioting one time against the police while the BUF was marching down a different street.
The thing that I'm trying to drive home is that the Nazis didn't actually fight their way to power, but did literally the opposite. They moderated themselves and achieved power (mostly) Democratically. Political violence turned out not to achieve his aims. It's why he decided to hide the efforts of the Holocaust after the population of Germany rebuked Kristallnacht.
Sure, and as that time passed he disbanded Rohm's group and had him killed to both unify the party and establish that he would be the one ending street violence in Germany.
I'll caveat that "Never" is clearly too hyperbolic. But the real work to destroy the Communists in Germany, literally and physically, was mostly done by the SDP and the Frei Korps. There was street violence in the 30's, but never as bad as it was in 1917-1922.
It's like when the Communists claimed that they "defeated" British Fascism by rioting one time against the police while the BUF was marching down a different street.
The thing that I'm trying to drive home is that the Nazis didn't actually fight their way to power, but did literally the opposite. They moderated themselves and achieved power (mostly) Democratically. Political violence turned out not to achieve his aims. It's why he decided to hide the efforts of the Holocaust after the population of Germany rebuked Kristallnacht.