[PAR] [TLE] Night of the Long Knives [SEP] The Night of the Long Knives (German:    ), also called Operation Hummingbird (German: "Unternehmen Kolibri") or, in Germany, the Röhm Putsch (German spelling: "Röhm-Putsch" ), was a purge that took place in Nazi Germany from June 30 to July 2, 1934, when the Nazi regime carried out a series of political extrajudicial executions intended to consolidate Hitler's absolute hold on power in Germany.  Many of those killed were leaders of the "Sturmabteilung" (SA), the Nazis' own paramilitary organization, colloquially known as the "Brownshirts" due to the color of their uniforms.  The best-known victim of the purge was Ernst Röhm, the SA's leader and one of Hitler's longtime supporters and allies.  Leading members of the left-wing Strasserist faction of the Nazi Party (NSDAP), along with its figurehead, Gregor Strasser, were also killed, as were establishment conservatives and anti-Nazis, such as former Chancellor Kurt von Schleicher and Bavarian politician Gustav Ritter von Kahr, who had suppressed Adolf Hitler's Munich Beer Hall Putsch in 1923.  The murders of SA leaders were also intended to improve the image of the Hitler government with a German public that was increasingly critical of thuggish Brownshirt tactics. [PAR] [TLE] Bent (play) [SEP] Bent is a 1979 play by Martin Sherman.  It revolves around the persecution of gays in Nazi Germany, and takes place during and after the Night of the Long Knives.
[PAR] [TLE] Night of the Long Knives [ SEP ] The Night of the Long Knives ( German : ) , also called Operation Hummingbird ( German : " Unternehmen Kolibri " ) or , in Germany , the Röhm Putsch ( German spelling : " Röhm - Putsch " ) , was a purge that took place in Nazi Germany from June 30 to July 2 , 1934 , when the Nazi regime carried out a series of political extrajudicial executions intended to consolidate Hitler 's absolute hold on power in Germany . Many of those killed were leaders of the " Sturmabteilung " ( SA ) , the Nazis ' own paramilitary organization , colloquially known as the " Brownshirts " due to the color of their uniforms . The best - known victim of the purge was Ernst Röhm , the SA 's leader and one of Hitler 's longtime supporters and allies . Leading members of the left - wing Strasserist faction of the Nazi Party ( NSDAP ) , along with its figurehead , Gregor Strasser , were also killed , as were establishment conservatives and anti - Nazis , such as former Chancellor Kurt von Schleicher and Bavarian politician Gustav Ritter von Kahr , who had suppressed Adolf Hitler 's Munich Beer Hall Putsch in 1923 . The murders of SA leaders were also intended to improve the image of the Hitler government with a German public that was increasingly critical of thuggish Brownshirt tactics . [PAR] [TLE] Bent ( play ) [ SEP ] Bent is a 1979 play by Martin Sherman . It revolves around the persecution of gays in Nazi Germany , and takes place during and after the Night of the Long Knives .
The 1979 play "Bent" takes place during and after a purge that took place in Nazi Germany in what year?
The 1979 play " Bent " takes place during and after a purge that took place in Nazi Germany in what year ?
1934
1934