Here's a conundrum concerning WWII that has been debated by historians for years. It's not a "Why didn't Hitler..." question but a "Why did he..." one:
Why did Hitler declare war on the USA?
He needn't have done so.
He wasn't obliged to do so because the Japanase Empire had attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor. (Not that feeling under any legal obligation to fulfill any action would have been a key factor in Hitler's decision making process.)
Hitler's declaration of war on the US was a godsend to Roosevelt and Churchill, in that it brought the US into the European theatre of war; many, if not most, of the US military wanted to concentrate their efforts on the Pacific war, but Roosevelt believed that Hitler had to be dealt with first.
Then der größte Feldherr aller Zeiten (GRÖFAZ) - "the greatest field commander of all time" as Hitler lickspittles called the dictator - did them both, the US President and the British Prime Minister, a great favour.
Why?
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"Die Lust der Zerstörung ist gleichzeitig eine schaffende Lust."
(The lust for destruction is at the same time a creative lust.- Mikhail Bukhanin.)
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