Night Of The Long Knives Definition

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A purge , in which opponents of a regime or political party are killed or removed.

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Alternative form of night of the long knives (“purge") used especially in reference to a specific one, particularly the 1934 one in Germany , but also e.g. the British one of 1962 .

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night of the long knives

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