Hitler also wanted to conciliate leaders of the Reichswehr , the official German military who feared and despised the SA - in particular Röhm 's ambition to absorb the Reichswehr into the SA under Röhm 's leadership .
Hitler also wanted to forestall any move by leaders of the Reichswehr , the German military , who both feared and despised the SA , to curtail his rule , especially since Röhm made no secret of his ambition to absorb the Reichswehr with himself at its head .