During the period last winter between the Polish campaign and the German counterattack in the West, English propaganda never tired of saying that the weapons and equipment of the German army were inadequate, and that problems in the German armaments industry were increasing as the result of a shortage of raw materials, bad material, or insufficient machinery. As the German sword fell in the West and all of England's hopes vanished, the whole world recognized that a powerful armaments industry stands behind the German army, an industry worthy of the best army in the world. German armaments and their support base can in no way be compared to the situation during the World War. Then well-planned offensives that the enemy could not have resisted failed because of a shortage of weapons and material. This time, the government has made the necessary economic preparations.
German factories have the necessary raw materials at their disposal.
There may be nearly inexhaustible reserves, or a planned increase in production that will continue during the war. Or there may be import routes that cannot be blockaded. Nor may one forget the material we have captured, for example the grain and rubber that are an unexpected but welcome addition to German reserves. Even in 1938, the 23.3 million tons that Germany produced was more than double England's 10.6 million tons. In the meanwhile, the balance has shifted even more favorably in Germany's favor.