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The same pattern that followed Hitler’s rise to power, gradual yet ruthless pragmatism giving way to wanton wielding of fascist power - once again was visible in the savage display of carnage inflicted on the Jewish population once the war had begun. Hitler had slowly and gradually acquired autonomy over the German government in the 30s, and once acquired, used the same systematic efforts to bring the Jewish people to their knees - now the power acquired through his deliberate and diligent efforts would come to use in the 40s. According to historian Christopher Browning, the mass murder began in the Summer of 1941, in the “euphoria of victory.” (Marrus p. 202) At the height of German power, marching from victory to victory, bathing in triumph, the lifeblood of a fascist regime, a new vista has been been unlocked in ecstasy. The Nazis, through years of the methodical, diligent approach of Hitler, had tasted victory, and they began to contemplate methods by which to exterminate the Jews. Hitler capitalized on the euphoria of Nazi victories, in order to execute the extermination historian Daniel Goldhagen argued Hitler had wanted from the beginning. (Goldhagen p.