a war into consideration alone, it is highly unlikely, if not impossible, that the extermination of so many people and the coordination of such an extensive effort could have occurred in the absence of Hitler's authorization. As Welch relates, if Himmler was the "architect of genocide", he was merely "an instrument of Hitler's will". In the final analysis, Hitler was essentially omnipotent as the Führer of Nazi Germany with all encompassing power as the "supreme legislator, supreme administrator, and supreme judge" along with being the "leader of the Party, the Army, and the people". Hitler ruled the Nazi Party autocratically by asserting the (leader principle). The principle relied on absolute obedience of all subordinates to their superiors; thus he viewed the government structure as a pyramid, with himself—the infallible leader—at the apex. See also Adolf Hitler's rise to power Big lie Early timeline of Nazism List of books about Nazi Germany Religious views of Adolf Hitler References Informational notes Citations Bibliography Hitler, Adolf, Mein Kampf. Boston: Ralph Manheim, 1943 [1925]. Also cited are the following versions: Hitler, Adolf. Mein Kampf. London: Hurst and Blackett Ltd., 1939./ Hitler, Adolf. Mein Kampf. New York: Reynal & Hitchkock, 1941./ Hitler, Adolf. Mein Kampf. London: Hutchinson, 1969./ Hitler, Adolf. Mein Kampf. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1971. Political beliefs Hitler Anti-Marxism Hitler Nazism Far-right politics Antisemitism Anti-Judaism Homophobia Aryanism