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Hitler's Mistakes


The consequence of this goal was the destruction and corruption of all the legal institutions of the Reich. The greatest example of this was his first act in power - the Enabling Bill. This allowed the chancellor, coincidentally the position Hitler held, to draft laws that would quickly be enacted by the government and immediately become effective.4 These laws could also be enacted without the support of the Reichstag. The laws could even deviate from the German constitution. This would give the chancellor immense power over every aspect of German life. Understandably, many people rejected this bill at first. Unconcerned, Hitler instead ordered the SS to threaten those in opposition and soon the Bill was passed. With this power, Hitler soon became the only and supreme power in Germany. Ironically, Hitler spread his power to scores of subordinates that were only interested in their well-being. And this resulted in what eventually occurred in every department in Germany, fragmentation. Everybody wanted to please and impress the almighty chancellor. Departments became extremely disjointed, as rivalry among officials became heated. Exemplified best in the research department, inferiors fought to please their superiors rather than produce something that broke out of the mold. And those superiors fought to please the top of the social and political pyramid in Germany - Hitler. And Hitler eventually ignored all of the officials he himself had appointed. It was utter chaos. This disarray existed throughout Germany's entire system. And this system subordinated the national good to private interest.
             Hitler believed that the purity of German blood was the prerequisite for the continued existence of the German people.5 This was his personal reason for killing millions of Jews. It is almost unanimously agreed that the Holocaust was a horrible and unforgivable act on Hitler's part. Other than the fact that this atrocious act killed more than six million Jews, it also had a lasting impact on Germany's war machine.


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