@markvonwahlde yes, in that place at that time, it ended up nothing short of total war removed the German n*zi's from power in 1945.
That was not necessarily the only option earlier, but once they'd gone on world invasion tour, it was.
In the nuclear age, violence has a catastrophic negative cliff built in, and as you aptly highlight: now, in the US, violence will further fuel the autocratic break through.