... German elites in the army because he was vulnerable and couldn't afford to upset them, as they were very powerful. By 1938, the army were contained and controlled but there were individual resistances against Hitler, often by High-Ranking Generals from his own Officer Corps. The situation had totally changed by 1938 because Hitler was dealing with a totally different institution to 1933, he didn't have the loyalty of the army as a whole anymore, but he had control over the army elites, which was a substitute for loyalty. The Night of the Long Knives was the most significant and important event in Hitler winning the loyalty of the army, because it greatly reassured the army of their position for then and the future. The big problem for Hitler in 1933 was that the SA led by Röhm, fancied themselves as the nucleus of the new "people's army" that would replace the ...

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