Not analogous. Zelensky is a Western puppet and asset and has enjoyed the support that comes with this. He still has this support for all it's worth and as far as I can tell is trying to get people killed to garner international popular support for direct western (American) intervention. Hitler wasn't throwing Germans away in the hopes of someone else coming to save the day, it was a true last ditch effort and he was a true ideologue.
Zelensky has done nothing but make the situation worse.
- 18-60 year old males not allowed to leave
- Give everyone a gun, making them combatants
- Free and arm convicted criminals
- Morale-boosting lies that will backfire
- Pleading for immediate admission into the EU, further justifying Russia's push
There's no way he doesn't want Ukrainians to die for a photo op so foreign leaders and media have something to point to to justify escalation.