Adolf Hitler: Unassailable Führer (Part 15)
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What Is Ribbentrop Thinking?
In military terms, Britannia really does rule the waves. Its supremacy has been maintained by keeping naval strength at least equal to the next two powerful fleets combined. The German Navy, the Kriegsmarine, is by comparison small. Hitler proposes it should be allowed to equate to 35% of the tonnage of the British fleet. In private, he's already commissioned two battle cruisers whose tonnages skirt limitations.
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