This idea that Hitler “killed all the socialists” is a myth. Goebbels, Goring and other top Nazis were socialists. Goebbels even said that within National Socialism, the socialism was primary and the nationalism secondary. Hitler only killed fellow socialists who were his rivals!
OTOH, Hitler clearly abandoned Christianity. However, the Nazi regime was very cult-like, and, although I'm not a historian, I see a lot of nature worship in Hitler's rhetoric. The "Germanic heroic world view" also had a lot of religion-like elements.
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For some elements...like Himmler. But not Hitler. He and most of the upper leadership thought Himmler was nuts. Hitler was an atheist and the cult of personality around him was different than a religion.
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Hitler being an athiest is open to debate but he certainly used religion to his advantage. His first first treaty was with the Catholic Church. I imagine that’s where he got some negative feelings about them.
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