The Kriegsmarine is not included in First to Fight and is not covered extensively in these notes. In brief, the Kriegsmarine expanded like the other services in the 1930s.

Rather than unilaterally abrogating the Versailles Treaty on naval matters, which would guarantee British hostility, the Germans negotiated a naval agreement with Britain in 1935. Germany was allowed surface ships with a total tonnage of 35% of the Royal Navy's surface tonnage. Curiously, the British agreed that the Germans submarine tonnage could be 100% of the Royal Navy's--it was curious in that the submarine was the one naval weapon that could seriously threaten Britain.

Even more curiously, the Kriegsmarine concentrated more on building surface ships than submarines. (The Germans, particularly various Nazis, thought Britain would let them have a free hand in Europe and thus discounted Britain as a potential enemy.) And so, when war came, the German Navy had insufficient submarines to strangle Britain's sea lanes, while having a surface Navy unable to challenge the French Navy, let alone the Royal Navy.

The Kriegsmarine had some ground forces, mostly coast defense batteries and AA units. Its 35 marine flak battalions are factored into the intrinsic AA strengths of German ports and fortifications.

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German Army Divisions and Panzer Troops
Mountain Troops and Infantry
Cavalry, Artillery, and Engineer/Construction Troops
Security Troops
The Replacement Army
Luftwaffe
Kriegsmarine
Brandenburgers
SS and SA
Table 1: 1939 German Tanks
Table 2: 1939 German Divisions: Authorized Organizations
Table 3: German Divisions: Authorized Strengths
Table 4: German Aircraft

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Introduction
Army Re-armament and Manpower
Strategic Situation
Germany-Allies Strength Comparison
German High Command and the Government
Volksdeutsch Resettlement 1939-1942
The Wehrkreis System
Frontier Defenses and Border Regt Commands