Night of the Long Knives

See also: night of the long knives

English

Etymology

See night of the long knives.

Noun

Night of the Long Knives (plural Nights of the Long Knives)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of night of the long knives (“purge”)
    1. (specifically) The violent purge against the Sturmabteilung ordered by the leadership of Nazi Party in 1934.
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