Alongside his other positions, Goebbels was Gauleiter of Berlin from 1926-1945. Being the Gauleiter in the capital gave Goebbels immense power in the political pecking order of the Third Reich.
Hitler pictured with his cabinet early in his leadership tenure. At the time this picture was taken members of Hitler's cabinet were under the illusion they could politically restrain Hitler's power. Vice Chancellor Franz von Papen (second from theā¦