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The 16 pages that link to German rearmament, each with the reason it gives.

• NATORelated: Bringing Germany into the alliance settled the question that had blocked Western defense cooperation.

• Hermann GöringRelated: Göring directed major rearmament efforts and presented them as preparation for national defense.

• BlitzkriegRelated: Rearmament supplied the modern aircraft and armored forces used in early campaigns.

• LuftwaffeNarrower topic: The Luftwaffe was one of the major armed services created through this broader program.

• Heinz GuderianNarrower topic: Guderian’s advocacy and institutional work formed part of the expansion of Germany’s armored forces.

• Neville ChamberlainRelated: Chamberlain’s negotiations sought to address a crisis intensified by Germany’s growing military power.

• ReichswehrRelated: Reichswehr personnel and planning expertise became foundations for the enlarged Wehrmacht.

• Fall of FranceRelated: Rearmament gave Germany the forces and equipment used in the 1940 campaign.

• Karl DönitzRelated: The naval buildup enlarged the submarine force Dönitz would command.

• Hans von SeecktNarrower topic: The Reichswehr’s trained personnel and institutions later supplied cadres for a much larger army.

• Hjalmar SchachtRelated: Schacht’s financial measures enabled substantial early expansion of arms production.

• Olaf ScholzRelated: Scholz’s government created a special fund to address long-standing Bundeswehr equipment shortfalls.

• Panzer IVRelated: It enabled development and mass production of the Panzer IV.

• Heinrich VollmerRelated: The drive for new weapons created demand for designs connected to Vollmer.

• Willy MesserschmittRelated: Rearmament created the demand that transformed Messerschmitt’s firm into a major aircraft producer.

• Carl von OssietzkyBroader topic: His reporting exposed secret military training and aviation forbidden by the Versailles settlement.