I believe Louis pointed this out in a different thread, but it bears repeating:

Hitler was a troubled man in troubled times, and he was the moving force behind some monstrous things. He was not, however, the 'evil man' most people would like to paint him as so he can serve as a scapegoat for what was, in the end, a much larger problem.

Hitler was an ethical vegitarian and animal rights lobbyist (and so I laugh rather contemptuously at those who might insist Hitler ever treated the Jews 'like animals'). He treated Eva Braun, his mistress and eventual wife (if for a very brief period) as the centre of his universe (it's no wonder at all why we she was loyal to him to the end). He reportedly had an excellent sense of humor (until his regime was in it's darkest days) and personally went to greet his troops and shake their hands (again, until late in the war, after many attempts had been made on his life).

We gain nothing useful by seeing Hitler as something other than just another human being, with good qualities as well as bad (as he clearly was). It should remind us that high ideals can lead any of us down a dark road, given the proper environment.