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78: Germany Prepares for War Pt. 1 - Overview

History of the Second World War

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The German Rearmament Machine's Risks in the War

The invasion of Poland was a risk taken on the belief that the Western nations were still simply too unprepared militarily. It was a risk based on the calculations that the response from London and Paris would be much more like the Munich crisis than total war. This left the German rearmament machine in a position where it could provide support for shorter campaigns but not full-scale operations.

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