Germany´s defeat in WW2

[August]

Originally Posted by Skybird

Hitler brought people back into work. In a time of desperate economical crisis, this was of existential importance for many families.

I do not want to excuse the consequences. The info is just an very important part of the explanation.

Quite right. People today know how evil Hitler and his henchmen really were but at the time that was all in the unknowable future. They saw him as a person who could get their country out of a crushing depression and back on their feet.