243 FOREIGN ARMAMENTS. MEMORANDUM. GERMANY. Army. 1. German rearmament has continued throughout 1936: the peace-time strength of the Army has been increased and the rate of production of armaments has accelerated. German public men have recently stated with satisfaction that they now consider that the security of Germany against invasion is assured. As to the fact of the rearmament there is no concealment: as to the details there is still a great deal of secrecy. In August 1936, the period of conscript service was extended to two years and it is now announced that the peace-time strength of the German army is thirty-six infantry divisions, three armoured divisions and two independent brigades.
- Collection ID
- CAB56
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Abyssinia Belgium Czechoslovakia France Germany Italy Japan Netherlands Poland Soviet Union Sweden Switzerland Turkey United States of America
- Document Reference
- CAB 56/2/28
- Document Types
- Report
- File Reference
- CAB 56/2
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab56.0002.028
- Keywords
- Armaments War Preparations Assessing Enemy Strength German Army Manpower Conscription German Air Force German Navy Shipping Finances Military Spending French Army French Air Force Air Warfare French Navy Industry Italian Army Italian Air Force Italian Navy Red Army Soviet Air Force Soviet Navy Japanese Army Japanese Air Force Japanese Navy United States Army United States Navy United States Army Air Corps Turkish Army Belgian Army
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Committee of Imperial Defence Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 13
- Persons Discussed
- Desmond Anderson Charles Medhurst
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
