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I think I remember the original Nazis were into meth.
Big time. Luckily the mustache man was not only a poor strategist and so egotistical so as not to listen to his brilliant strategists, but he also was out of his mind on amphetamines and other drugs; which further reduced his capacity to make good strategic decisions.
The allies were planning a solid assassination attempt with a high probability of success, but they called it off because they were worried that whoever replaced him would actually be competent and he would become a martyr that would fuel greater problems down the road post-victory.
And further, there were German coup plots to assassinate Hitler for the same reason, to try and put someone competent in there.