There is no doubt that Hitler was genuinely popular on the eve of World War II and in fact remained popular right up to the waning days of the Third Reich. Why? He managed to separate himself from the Nazi party and the machinery of his government. Therefore, people could blame the Nazi party for doing something wrong, and believed that if Hitler found out, because he was "unaware", he would remedy this. So he always let the Party or bosses take the heat, while he enjoyed his personal popularity.