Hitler's Leadership Role in the Third Reich

Hitler often kept his distance from these squabbles of others within the party, a purposeful aloofness which was done for two reasons. He believed that if his subordinates were allowed to solve their own problems, or at least be allowed to fight amongst themselves, he would allow the most capable individuals to assert themselves. The second was that he wanted to remain detached as a way of always retaining sole control of the party. By not taking a firm stance on many issues, and in fact purposefully keeping his exact position on many issues sort of vague, he was able to retain future flexibility. This was not always possible though, and there were times when Hitler as the leader of the party would

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