re: What fascinates you concerning WW2?

The SS state within the German state. Hitler himself had misgivings about it, but he was so preoccupied with the war effort that he was unable or unwilling to reign Himmler in. If Germany had survived, there would have been a showdown. The usual suspects at the top of the Nazi leadership were already positioning themselves to be Hitler's successor. Himmler, Bormann, and Goering each thought they had a rightful claim, and they all had reason to fear Heydrich.