German military planners also researched Napoleon's failed invasion of Russia.

German planners estimated that if the sunk tonnage exceeds 600,000 tons per month, Britain would be forced to sue for peace after 5 to 6 months.

In fact this was completely contrary to Hitler's and German planners' intentions.

German planners estimated that unrestricted submarine warfare would cost Britain a monthly shipping loss of 600,000 tons.

Milward's theory was completely contrary to Hitler's and German planners' intentions.

German planners had in November 1939 called for "the complete destruction" of all Poles.

From 1916, the Austro-Hungarian war effort became more and more subordinated to the direction of German planners.

German planners intended to fully exploit their long border with the great enveloping manoeuver of Fall Weiss.

However, Allied leaders noticed that German planners appeared to expect airborne landings to be carried out relatively far from the beaches.

For German planners, the bombing of targets in Britain had been a long term goal.