They were national socialists, as apposed to international socialists of the Soviet Union, and Progressives of today. They were “Germany First” socialists. But they were definitely socialists. Early marques by Hitler included the hammer and sickle. Germany and Russia were allies until Germany attacked. That was after they both invaded Poland together and shared the spoils.
History was rewritten and you learned it well.
History was being written *at the time.” The consensus then was that Nazi Germany was a different animal from Soviet Russia and its satellites.
History was rewritten, we agree - from several different approaches and perspectives. You’ve obviously got your preferred version.
What historians have your read on this question that you find most persuasive? Perhaps it’s someone that I am not familiar with. After all, there are many more obscure historians that are constantly coming up with new interpretations and uncovering new facts. That’s how dissertations get written, year after year - some good, some bad.