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All this was threatening to the business community.

So Hitler swiftly reassured businessmen that there would be no " second revolution.

" Many " storm troopers " were of working-class origins and had expected a socialist programme.

In fact, it was often said at the time that members of the SA were like a beefsteak — " brown on the outside and red on the inside ".

They were now disappointed by the new regime's lack of socialist direction and also failure to provide the lavish patronage expected.

Röhm even publicly criticized Hitler for his failure to carry through the National Socialist revolution.