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Ernst Röhm (1887-1934) - was a friend of [[Adolf Hitler]] and an early member of the [[Nazi Party]]. He was co-founder of and later became Supreme Commander of the ''Sturmabteilung'' ("Storm Battalion") or SA.<ref>The SA was also known as ("[[brownshirts]]") in reference to the color of their uniforms.</ref> He was also one of the many homosexuals who made up the higher echelons of the Nazis.<ref>Lively, Scott & Abrams, Kevin. ''The Pink Swastika: Homosexuality in the Nazi Party'', 4th Edition.</ref>

Ernst Röhm (1887-1934) - was a friend of [[Adolf Hitler]] and an early member of the [[Nazi Party]]. He was co-founder of and later became Supreme Commander of the ''Sturmabteilung'' ("Storm Battalion") or [[SA]].<ref>The SA was also known as ("brownshirts") in reference to the color of their uniforms.</ref> He was also one of the many homosexuals who made up the higher echelons of the Nazis.<ref>Lively, Scott & Abrams, Kevin. ''The Pink Swastika: Homosexuality in the Nazi Party'', 4th Edition.</ref>

Röhm had been in the military since 1906. During [[World War I]] he was twice wounded in combat and later was awarded the Iron Cross First Class. After World War I he was a member of the Socalist terror organization known as the Iron Fist. In 1919, Röhm joined the German Workers' Party, which soon became known as the ''Nationalsozialistche Deutsche Arbeiterpartei'' (National Socialist German Worker's Party - Nazi Party).<ref>Kershaw, Ian. ''Hitler: A Biography'' (2008).</ref> Many of the first party meetings took place in a tavern that catered to homosexuals, the Bratwurstgloeckl.<ref>Lively, Scott & Abrams, Kevin. ''The Pink Swastika: Homosexuality in the Nazi Party'', 4th Edition.</ref>

Röhm had been in the military since 1906. During [[World War I]] he was twice wounded in combat and later was awarded the Iron Cross First Class. After World War I he was a member of the Socalist terror organization known as the Iron Fist. In 1919, Röhm joined the German Workers' Party, which soon became known as the ''Nationalsozialistche Deutsche Arbeiterpartei'' (National Socialist German Worker's Party - Nazi Party).<ref>Kershaw, Ian. ''Hitler: A Biography'' (2008).</ref> Many of the first party meetings took place in a tavern that catered to homosexuals, the Bratwurstgloeckl.<ref>Lively, Scott & Abrams, Kevin. ''The Pink Swastika: Homosexuality in the Nazi Party'', 4th Edition.</ref>