I don't really see Hitler as that smart. Although they started off WWII with a bang, they were actually on their heals for most of it and Hitler made some really bizarre strategic decisions.
If he was smart, he would have slowed things down. He could have easily conquered half of Europe and then negotiated a peace deal that still left him with all the "Germanic" lands to build a greater Germany. In future years, it would have seriously set Germany up to be not just a major European power, but a global force. But Hitler was greedy and wanted it all... and I think that was his ultimate downfall. Had he not backstabbed the Russians, we'd probably see a German superpower today and a Europe completely dominated by the Russians and Germans.
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