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On 30 June 1934, Schmidt shot Hitler"s predecessor as Reichschancellor, Kurt von Schleicher, on behalf of Reinhard Heydrich, during the political purge of the Nazi Government known as Night of the Long Knives.
On 30 June 1934, Schmidt shot Hitler"s predecessor as Reichschancellor, Kurt von Schleicher, on behalf of Reinhard Heydrich, during the political purge of the Nazi Government known as Night of the Long Knives.
Schutzstaffel.