Hi Azaria,
Interesting thoughts in your post. I couldn't help but wonder if people today would recognize another Hitler. You said that the German people bore some responsibility for what happened. I agree. However, how much did they really know about what was going on? The invasion of Poland was a reponse to a falsified story about Polish incursion into Germany. The German people saw that invasion as justified.
Interestingly, German soldiers had a belt buckle with the words "God is with us" (or something close to that).
So would a nation, no matter who they are, recognize another Hitler in the making?
I doubt it.
Stan