Myth: The reason Germany got off to such a fast start in World War II was because of its
pre-war preparations.
Fact: After the war, the U.S. poured many resources into investigating
Germany's build up to the war and determined that there was little to no pre-war preparation, the economy was run
by incompetent Nazis, and they often wasted valuable resources. For example German factories often operated only
during the day and left them idle at night in contrast to the U.S. where the production of consumer goods including
civilian automobiles practically halted while the auto companies worked around the clock to build military vehicles
and aircraft.
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