Originally posted by RKLFL
im not defending Hitler , but that post was very Ignorant . For one Hitlers book sold many copies so he was a successful Author , Also growing up he was an Artist .If thats not enough he did provide funds for the Volkswagen and the porsche. In the start of the war the NAZIs were INDOMITABLE . On top of that at the start of his reign he did solve all the economic problems from the treaty of Versailles . Once again i dont like Hitlers Actions , but to say that he was nothing but evil and brought no good is bullshit .
Ignorant? I acknowledge Hitler as one of the most powerful and deadly men in humanity has ever known.
His great success all boils down to the emotions the people of Germany had felt.
In the early 20s...his power and influence grew due to the hyper inflation in Germany. AFTER that it waned because the middle class had been restored and a stable economic recovery had begun in Germany. After Stresemann's death and the slump in the economic recovery in the late 20s...then the Great Depression...Hitler's influence grew due to the emotions of the people. He played off of the fact that the Treaty of Versailles was unfair and should be destroyed.
At the start of the war the Nazis were very successful. Their lightning war overtook France in three weeks. Hitler had very successful generals as well.
BUT...
You call him a genius...yet he decided to invade the USSR after their non-aggression pact. Causing a two front war which was probably one of the major mistakes he ever made. You don't have to be a genius to know a two-front war is nearly impossible to win.
I mean...yeah...genius right there...right :rolleyes:?