Indeed. Of course, he had enormous help from Ernst Röhm, leader and organiser of the Brownshirts, aka SA or Sturmabteilung (Stormtroopers). He expressed his gratitude in typical fashion by having Röhm executed a year later, ostensibly on Himmler's orders, partly as a potential rival for the party leadership [probably he was, at that]; but largely because Röhm was homosexual, & Hitler hated gays as much as he hated Jews!

Sorry for drift -- but all historically relevant UTAP...

~M~