Adolf Hitler was the dictator of Nazi Germany during 1933-45. A dictator, by definition, is someone who has complete power over the country they are in control of. Hitler came into power to restore Germany to its former empirical glory. According to historians Hitler was considered a weak dictator as he was selfish in his aims of rebuilding Germany as well as creating negative perceptions of himself from the German population due to his lack of political skills that caught up to him during his dictatorship. However, he was a strong dictator as he created a successful image of himself using propaganda to indoctrinate the population of Germany. Historians, such as Ian Kershaw have gone on to suggest that Hitler was a weak political leader who lacked knowledge on how to rule a country, as well as being someone reluctant to make decisions for the benefit of Germany. Broszart and Mommsen proposed the Functionalism theory that Hitler was a weak dictator who was unable to control the power around him and started to disregard the opinio
ns of his Ministers or alter them for his selfishness. A cunning man who used his strategies to gradually reach the top of the chain and gain the title of the ‘Fuhrer.’ A strong dictator is someone who has complete power and creates a strong reputation for his nation, something Hitler had promised his people, the goal of restoring Germany to its previous eminence. A skilled orator who helped him capture the German people, so it helped create a good foundation of support for him to achieve what he wanted due to his belief in dolschtoss. A master of disguise, Hitler, with the help of his ministers successfully indoctrinated the population which helped him achieve the role of a strong dictator. Hitler relied on his charisma rather than his organizational skills to create good leadership, however, that started to fail as Germany started to fail under pressure during the later years. This will determine the extent of whether Hitler was a weak dictator or if situations had led to the way they did due to a fall in the organization.