I had to scroll so much so see Ear Biscuits mentioned ! It ' s a shame that it ' s not more widespread as it ' s such an interesting podcast . <| sep |> So how many lives has Hitler saved by pioneering smoking ban ? VS the deaths he caused in WW 2 . Also Hitler is the father of autobahn consept the wide interstate roads that we have today . In the same manner how many lives were saved because ambulances move faster on these roads ? Firefighters and police cars etc . In addition to this if we consider the invention of jet motors , and all other technologies that nazis developped during the war and allies inherited after the war because of Hitler ' s passion for war most likely saved many more lives in the next decades . So , maybe Hitler saved more lives than he killed ? Edit chill out guys . I am NOT defending Hitler . I just want to take a broader point of view . Thanks for a zillion down votes . These only prove how limited you guys can think about history . WW 2 is a major boost for the technology , you like it or not . And guess what Hitler started it . And Allies carried away all german scientists after the war and tons of scientific knowledge . Prove me wrong on this .