Hitler was not a communist.
Discussion
While communism and National Socialism have different ideological foundations, there are structural and practical overlaps, particularly in the totalitarian exercise of power, collectivism, centralized control, and systematic violence. At their core, both systems opposed individual freedom and relied on state-controlled order. Communism has different forms. I stick to my view.
The difference between a bow and a slingshot matters little when you discover gunpowder.
But for people in the time before gunpowder the difference was immense.
Communism and national socialism may seem like a bow and a sling - different at first glance, but with similar functions, especially in their shared time. Both are tools of collectivist ideologies that rely on totalitarianism, enemy images and the subordination of the individual. But from a historical perspective - with the knowledge of the invention of gunpowder, i.e. more modern political and social developments - these differences lose their significance.