Hitler and Evolution

Did Hitler use Darwin's ideas as a basis for his Final Solution?

While Hitler uses the word "evolution" in Mein Kampf, it is clear that he is not referring to Darwin's theory --- indeed, he never mentions the man. In fact, a look at his writings reveals his sentiments on the subject to be those of an orthodox creationist.

Like a creationist, Hitler asserts fixity of kinds:

Like a creationist, Hitler claims that God made man:

Like a creationist, Hitler affirms that humans existed "from the very beginning", and could not have evolved from apes:

There is another point in Mein Kampf where Hitler refers to "evolution", in volume IV chapter II. Creationists are fond of quoting a bit of it out of context in order to give the false impression that he is talking about biological evolution.

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But it is clear from the context that he is talking about social evolution, not biological evolution, and about ideas (technical knowledge, military strategies) that are culturally transmitted rather than biological traits transmitted by genetic inheritance.

Hitler's main point seems to be that every good idea has a single origin, an idea that will sound very strange to anyone with a knowledge of the history of science and technology, and which of course has nothing to do with the theory of evolution.

And while I'm at it, here's the section at talk.origins.org.