aside from the holocaust, how else Hitler differ with other conquerers?

Question

Such as Napoleone? Is his hatred against the Jewish people the main source he is hated so much and known to be the most evil man ever?

I think there has been enough mentions of the man's mustache (that was one ugly one now wasn't it)

,ceogore (sp?), I have no idea wtf you are rambling about. I asked an honest question, what are you trying to say?

Except for gergoy; so far I haven't seen any good answers that aren't filled with pure hatred against Hitler (or me for writing this honest question) Just for the record, I HATE HITLER PROBABLY AS MUCH AS ANYBODY ON THIS forum / site.

Answer 1

Hitler differed from most other conquerors in that once he determined that his cause was lost, he decided to take Germany down in flames with him. His basic belief was that if Germany didn't win, then the German people didn't deserve to exist. His hatred of Jews turned into a loathing of all things German.

He blamed the Jews for Germany's loss in World War I (as much of Germany did - however, antisemitism was rampant throughout Europe and even throughout the world at that time. Germany shouldn't be the only one blamed for it). However, he blamed the Germans for losing World War II - not the Jews.

Additionally, other conquerors when they began to lose battle after battle they were replaced (or assassinated) by the military commanders or other political adversaries. Hitler was left unchecked in this regard. The entire population was either scared into submission or enamored with him beyond comprehension (i.e. - his charisma).

You look at other conquerors - Napoleon (who you mentioned), Ghengis Khan, Kubla Khan, Xerxes, Attila, Charlemagne (aka: Charles the Great), Constantine, Julius Caesar, et al, they all wanted to pass on their empire to their offspring or to their people. They wanted to live on as great men. (Now I'm not saying they were "great" men in a moral sense of the word "great".)

Hitler didn't seem to care after a certain point. Certainly, he had designs to live on in memory as the creator of the "Third Reich". But once it died, he determined the German people should suffer.

I believe that is how he differed from other conquerors.

However, the main reason he is remembered is for his genocide of the European Jews. But I can tell you (after living in Germany for six years) they hate him for destroying Germany. They can't stand the discussion about him and wish he could be forgotten.

I guess (in the final analysis) you look at any of these other conquerors and they are remembered fondly by their people (for the most part). Hitler never has been remembered by his fellow German speaking countrymen (Germany and Austria) with anything other than contempt.

(For the record - I do not consider Lenin, Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot conquerors. They did nothing beyond raise up insurgencies and overthrow their own countries' governments. So they should not be considered in this paradigm.)

Answer 2

Good question. His extermination of Jews, Gypsies and other ethnic groups was probably his main goal. He believed in the superiority of the "Aryan" race above all else.
He differed in other ways too. Most "conquerors" of note were military leaders. Hitler had only been a corporal in the German army during WWI. He didn't know squat about tatics. That's one reason they lost as quickly as they did. He held back his commanders on many occassions or made them do things that weren't sound military judgement.
Like all conquerors, a main reason was (is) economics. Germany imports almost all natural resources. It's pretty hard to dominate the world with no resources so you have to go out & take them. Another page of the economics part is that Germany was suffering from a depression worse than our Great Depression. The inflation rate was so high that 5 million Deutsch Marks wouldn't buy you a loaf of bread. Hitler promised prosperity to the German people and blamed the depression on the Jewish control of money (they have been bankers since there were banks) amongst other things. That played right into his ethnic purity platform. His rhetoric and propaganda was designed to enrage the public (or at least enough of them) and instill, hatred for the Jews and others, national pride (here we call it patriotism), and a sense of superiority. He may not have been much of a military leader but he sure could get an audience worked up. He was an excellent orator and knew just what to say and how to say it to get his peoples enthusiatic but blind obediance.

Answer 3

So far only GARGOYL has hit the target, the remainder of the answers clearly demonstrate the failure of American education. In fact Hitler should not be considered a conquerer at all. The territory he regime occupied during the WW2 was scarcely in a position to render any opposition after the First war and the subsequent global economic depression. Notwithstanding the attempt at Russian domination most of the territory came to the Germans by way of compliance. The overwhelming blitz of media on Hitler is,for the most part, propaganda designed to sell books and gain political advantage. Law suits against German Corporations decades after the end of hostilities serves as an example. Respecting the Holocaust...it was largely "overblown" to facilitate Jewish political aspirations. The slaughter of 1 million Armenians in Turkey during the First War gave the Jewish propagandists the idea and framework for this, the Jewish, "Hoax of the 20th Century". In passing; Hitler was no Commander or conquerer. He was a hard working, persistent man with a vision that only partially developed into reality. His rise to power was a result of the abusive and barbarous treatment the German nation received after the First World War.

Answer 4

Well, it depends on how you look at it. If you consider the ends over the means, then he just killed a whole of people and has been overshadowed by others (in terms of sheer numbers). If you consider means, then he introduced new methods of extermination entirely. The system the Nazis set up to exterminate the Jews and other undesirables (let's be honest, the "Gypsies and homosexual" tag was just the trashcan for everyone else, you could claim anyone was a "homosexual") was so efficient there entire industries set up around it. Whereas Stalin and Mao used famines and gulags to exterminate people, the Nazi's processes of extermination were done almost entirely with their own constructions.

And the institutions that surrounded it...Hitler's medical core probably advanced the science of medicine by a century with their experiments. As unethical as it obviously was (and it never should have happened), the conquering nations that finally dismantled Nazi Germany didn't exaclty dismiss the knowledge either.

Answer 5

Hitler is remembered for his hatred of Jews, Gypsies, Communists and others because he went about his extermination in such a industrial manner and with the full might of the German army and current technology behind him. Far from being irrational like Stalin, Hitler was very clear in following his previously defined plans for the extermination of the peoples he felt inferior.

If anything, it is this dogged pursuit of his racial beliefs that distinguishes him from other conquerers. Napoleon, Alexander the Great, and many other 'conquerors' were most concerned about military victory. Hitler used materials and manpower needed to fight his wars in order to commit genocide against groups of people who were of little threat to him. This left Germany less able to pursue the war and defend itself. Also, Hitler did not rise to power in the military as many other conquerors did. He did serve in World War I but never held a high rank. He had far less battlefield leadership than others who led armies.

Answer 6

It's always difficult to compare evil dictators with one another. Therefore, I'll leave out the comparison to other dictators. I'll just list points that support my argument that Hitler was a man of pure evil.

His racist ideology and his execution of the "Final Solution" is a leading cause of why he so hated.

Other reasons include:
- The massive negative impact he made on world history. He was responsible for death and destruction on a scale never seen before. Millions of refugees were displaced. Political and economic turmoil after the war took a long time to recover from.
- Totalitarian ideology. Hitler despised Democracy, and used extreme methods to keep the population under control.
-The Eastern Front – a total war of annihilation. Entire cities and captured armies in Eastern Europe simply "disappeared".
- Leading the German people towards national disaster for a second time. Avoidable strategic errors made by Hitler later in the war ensured certain defeat and needless loss of life for the German nation.
- Hitler was a ruthless, political opportunist.
Exploiting the humiliation and vulnerability of the German people. Ignoring, defying and circumventing the democratic process to grab power. Playing on fears of war from neighbouring nations. Hitler made a mockery of the international diplomacy.
- Hitler was a master of negative propaganda.
He was able to convince a nation that his twisted ideology was the right one.
- Historical evidence and personal witness. There are a large variety of sources, documents, films and first hand accounts that can testify to the evil that was Hitler.

--- Edit ---
Firstly in response to mk_matson, let me say that loosely interpreted “Hitler’s grab for power by circumventing the democratic process” is correct. An example would be Hitler’s active suppression of opposition parties during 1933 election. I believe that this represents a clear defiance of democratic principles (even if he was permitted to do so under emergency powers).

Secondly in response to tasagi. Are you mad? Haven’t you heard of the invasion of Poland? Do I have to treat you like a child and refer you to wikipedia?

As Mk_matson has already correctly pointed out:

Fifty million people died during WW2.

Hitler played a crucial role in allowing this to happen.

This in itself should be enough to convince anyone that the hate directed towards Hitler is not exaggerated, or, as you suggest, some great media conspiracy.

Answer 7

Greetings! Anti-semitism isn't new. no longer by employing a protracted shot. this manner of hatred has existed for hundreds of years and nonetheless exists in the present day. It replaced into ripe for all and sundry to take, and Hitler used anti-semitism to create a united bogey-guy to feed to the rabid hundreds. the rest replaced into background. to respond to your question, Hitler is the main reported Nemesis to Judaism, yet he replaced into no longer the only dictator or king to torture Jews. ought to somebody else have created yet another holocaust? regrettably, i could say very in all possibility yet another demented chief ought to. This answer is to no longer be taken as an excuse for the Holocaust. in very fact, the German republic, under the hypnosis of Nazis in the 1930's and 1940's, have been the perpetrators of this nightmare, regardless who could or ought to do it. in very fact, it replaced into finished. i'm hoping that facilitates. chuffed vacations.

Answer 8

He micromanaged to the point of not letting his Generals do their work properly & this costs Germany dearly.

The other famous conquerors laid down plans with their top people & delegated the job accordingly, trusting them to do thir jobs. For example, Alexander or Hannibal usually commanded the centre while letting the generals command the wings/flanks.

Answer 9

I think we cab say Hitler had a philosophy... Sumerians, Hittites, Romans, conqueror in medieval times, Napoleon and all others just take other lands, Nazis believe in their superiority; (as Jews does in other way)
Also they developed a military machine admirable for these times.
Actually Stalin and Mao was no "conquerors" in the same way the other above mentioned.

Answer 10

It's because he didn't do it under the Christian Banner of Righteousness. Every leader that has started a war against another people is a horrible ****er and needs to meet a horrible end. Hitler is the poster child because he did it in the age mass media and he wasn't christian.