# How did Germany recover from WWI so quickly?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 30, 2010, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-germany-recover-from-wwi-so-quickly/562434 "2010-11-30T18:23:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![villa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc79bd/32.png) [@villa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/villa)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-germany-recover-from-wwi-so-quickly/562434/21 "2010-12-06T20:02:11Z")

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> [@constanze](#):
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> This is one direct memory, but it’s also the general account in my history school books: the Allies wanted Hitler dead and Germany beaten, and any offers below that were refused.

How positively beastly and unreasonable of them.

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**Author:** ![Mk\_VII](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Mk\_VII](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mk_VII)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-germany-recover-from-wwi-so-quickly/562434/22 "2010-12-06T20:08:21Z")

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Here’s another take on it:-

\*"Anyway, the Versailles treaty never really changed things fundamentally, the firms were all de-militarized and superficially altered, but not to an extent that would prevent their re-creation if that was desired. The simple fact is that the Entente couldn’t prevent, short of perpetual occupation, Germany re-arming eventually as Germany possessed the thing they couldn’t destroy.

A highly skilled work force, and the industrial base to manufacture in the US developed style of component assembly. This is what Germany did in WWII, they used a system based upon the US method- sub-contractors making components for weapon systems and assembled at firms designed for the purpose. (Gustloff Werke Weimar a perfect example of the “rings” at work).

The days of the huge State Arsenals were over, - the Eli Whitney, Pratt &Whitney Hartford, Brown &Sharp RI, and Ludwig Loewe (Berlin) revolution was here! – combined with banking of course…"\*

> **[Disposition of the German Arms Industry 1919-1931](https://www.k98kforum.com/threads/disposition-of-the-german-arms-industry-1919-1931.1005/)**
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> I thought I would post this here as well, - earlier today I saw a post on Gunboards / Mauser side, regarding the disposition of the various State Arsenals during the interwar period.
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> The question is a good one, and one I have been working on it a...

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