It seems to me the only explanation for Hitler's years of huge success is that his prArabdha-karma during those years was predominantly very good...
If that's really the case, it's a nice example of how devastating good karma can be for the future of an individual, or stuff. prArabdha mfn. commenced , begun , undertaken MBh. Ka1v. &c. ; one who has cñcommenced or bñbegun (also %{-vat} mfn. ) Amar. Ra1jat. Katha1s. ; n. an undertaking , enterprise Ka1v. Pan5cat. ; %{-karman} (Ni1lak.) ,