What is The Fuhrer Principle

The Fuhrer Principle, which emerged in Germany in the aftermath of World War I, was defined by unquestioning faith in the absolute authority of a great leader. Hitler utilized the Principle in motivating Germany to elect him chancellor, and eventually Fuhrer. It was a principle that Bonhoeffer abhorred, believing it to be essentially messianic in nature (i.e setting up the Fuhrer not just as a leader, but as a savior).