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78: Germany Prepares for War Pt. 1 - Overview

History of the Second World War

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The History of German Rearmament

There was a planning history within the German military for the day when rearmament would begin. Many of these efforts were eventually formalized under an economics staff, which was created in 1926. All of this planning was done before Hitler came to power, which if anything just accelerated the plans that had been created. For much of the 1930s, 1943 was seen as the last possible year to start the war.

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