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Gregor Strasser , (born May 31, 1892, Geisenfeld, Ger.—died June 30, 1934, Berlin), German political activist who, with his brother Otto, occupied a leading position in the Nazi Party during its formative period. His opposition to Adolf Hitler ’s anti-Semitism and unwillingness to make broadscale social reforms eventually brought about ...

Gregor Strasser. Gregor Strasser (1892–1934) began his career in ultranationalist politics by joining the Freikorps after serving in World War I. Strasser was involved in the Kapp Putsch and formed his own völkischer Wehrverband ("popular defense union") which he merged into the Nazi Party in 1921. Initially a loyal supporter of Adolf Hitler ...

Lest there be any remaining questions about the political character of the Nazi revolution, Hitler ordered the murder of Gregor Strasser, an act that was carried out on June 30, 1934, during the Night of the Long Knives. Any remaining traces of socialist thought in the Nazi Party had been extinguished.

Donate. Gregor Strasser was an early leader of the German National Socialist German Workers' Party (Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, abbreviated NSDAP) or Nazi Party. Strasser was eventually murdered on Party Leader Adolf Hitler's orders, as part of Hitler's consolidation of power.

Gregor Strasser (31 May 1892 – 30 June 1934) was an early prominent German Nazi official and politician who was murdered during the Night of the Long Knives in 1934. Born in 1892 in Bavaria, Strasser served in World War I in an artillery regiment, rising to the rank of first lieutenant.

Gregor Strasser. Gregor Strasser was an early member of the Nazi Party. During Adolf Hitler’s imprisonment Strasser attempted to take the Nazi Party in a different ideological direction. He failed in this and in 1934 Strasser paid the price for what Hitler considered a betrayal. Gregor Strasser was born on May 31st 1892.

Gregor Strasser (also German language: Straßer, see ß) (31 May 1892 – 30 June 1934) was a German politician and prominent figure in the Nazi Party. He became a rival to Adolf Hitler, resigned from his political offices in late 1932, and was murdered in 1934, during the "Night of the Long Knives".

German politician and prominent figure in the Nazi Party. He became a rival to Adolf Hitler, resigned from his political offices in late 1932, and was murdered in 1934, during the "Night of the Long Knives". In 1919 he and his brother Otto joined the right-wing Freikorps led by Franz Ritter von Epp.