The German Armed Forces 1933-1939

On January 30th,1939 Adolf Hitler came into power in Germany. For the next 6 years he grew the German Armed Forces from only 100,000 men to millions of troops. He created an Air Force and a Navy in the beginning phase of planning for war. The Numbers are the following for the German Forces

German Armed Forces in the Year 1933

Wehrmacht (German Army) - Total troops        100,000 men

Luftwaffe ( Air Force) - N/A

Kriegsmarine (Navy) - N/A

German Armed Forces in the Year 1939

Wehrmacht (German Army)- Total       2.5 million men

Luftwaffe (Air Force)- Total          Nearly 4,000 aircraft

Kriegsmarine (Navy)- Total          N/A