Party leadership- Drexler was defeated in 1921, so Hitler became leader of the NSDAP . He also carefully selected supporters that would help the party- (Rudolf Hess- Hitlers deputy, Hermann goering- ww1 piglet,Julius Stretcher- publisher of des sturmer the Nazi newspaper, Ernest Röhm, an ex soldier) He also became very close with General Ludendorff, leader of the German Army aduring the First World War)