hitler instructed goebbels to take whatever means were necessary to put down the revolt. this time, the berlin police were called to expel the sa intruders from the party's offices. goebbels and göring purged the sa in berlin and environs. since all money for sa was dispensed through the gau headquarters, it was a simple matter to cut this off and the lack of funding caused the rebellion to collapse. stennes was expelled from the party.