He "inspired" a hell of a lot less than that, people blindly followed him because the other option led to imprisonment, or even death and Hitler made sure people knew that.
Let it be known there is a difference between the one million or so Schutzstaffel who willingly followed Hitler's regime and the numerous millions conscripted and forced to join the Wehrmacht.
And how did the people die...? Exactly; every modern country has the same system. It's called law. His law differed from other greatly, nevertheless it was followed. In these days, if you break a rule, what happens? You get punished. His regulations may have been wrong, but it was still a law, just like in our system.
