1939 ⟶ Hitler Orders Plan Z Naval Expansion

Hitler orders Plan Z, a 5-year naval expansion programme int...
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1939

🚢 Hitler Orders Plan Z Naval Expansion

Hitler orders Plan Z, a 5-year naval expansion programme intended to provide for a huge German fleet capable of defeating the British Royal Navy by 1944. The Kriegsmarine is given the first priority on the allotment of German economic resources. This is the first and only time the Kriegsmarine is given the first priority in the history of the Third Reich.⟶
Hitler Orders Plan Z Naval Expansion (1939)
GermanyNaval ExpansionKriegsmarineMilitaryWar PlanningPlan ZPre-WarFleet