He was a bastard, plan and simple. He killed his own people for no reason, killed his opposition and killed off anyone who posed spoke against him. Although, the populations of Western Europe owe their freedom to him, indirectly. For if it was not for the Red Army holding up the majority of the German troops in the east, the Western Allies would not be able to mount Overlord. Although, if it was his choice, he would probable have wanted Western Europe under his Iron Curtain.
