Horrible EXECUTION of Karl Ernst - Brutal NAZI SA Leader murdered during Night of the Long Knives

Karl Ernst was born on the 1st of September 1904 in Berlin then part of the German Empire. From 1927 to March 1931 Karl Ernst belonged to the supreme SA leadership in Munich. As the SA grew, the organization continued to embrace violence. Storm Troopers aggressively interfered with the meetings of opposing political parties, fought in the streets with other paramilitaries, influenced elections, and intimidated Jews, Roma, Communists, and Social Democrats—groups they believed were “enemies of Germany.” For example, in March 1933 brownshirts in Königsburg ransacked the office of local Social Democrats, beat one of the Social Democrats to death, and then used the office as a torture location. Under Ernst Röhm, the SA not only grew, but also became much better organized. However, Röhm’s position was weakened by his homosexuality and he was dependent on Hitler’s personal support. Röhm’s appointment was opposed from the beginning by some in the SA who saw it as cementing