What is the “night of the long knives”?
You several Nights: The Night of the Long Knives was the purge of Adolf Hitler’s political opponents in Nazi Germany in 1934. Night of the Long Knives may also refer to: Night of the Long Knives (Arthurian), the massacre of British chieftains by Saxons at peace negotiations ca. AD 460 Night of the Long Knives (1962), British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan’s dismissal of seven members of his cabinet Night of the Long Knives, the assassination of Alexander Burnes in November 1841 in Kabul, Afghanistan Night of the Long Knives, the Kitchen Accord in 1981 in Canada Night of the Long Knives, a song from the 1981 album For Those About to Rock (We Salute You), by Australian rock band AC/DC.
