>And who was the "puppetmaster" then?
Post WWI+Weimar German society
>I'm not so sure about that. As I already said, Hitler was incredibly charismatic.
There have been thousands of charismatic and influential people throughout history, some make it, some don't. Pretty much the same as in music, go look into the 60s and 70s you will find many guys who were just as talented and skilled as the Beatles or Jimi Hendrix, yet you never heard of them. Fame is a gamble.