Hitler

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             Feeding "this new Army of citizens" would prove to be increasingly difficult.
             unless Germany took corrective measures. Hitler set forth four probable.
             policies on solving this population dilemma: birth control, internal.
             colonization, expansion of export industries, or " the acquisition of new.
             land and soil." Hitler rejected the first three on the grounds that these.
             would only serve to further weaken the German race. He decided on the.
             policy of territorial expansion thus allowing for the natural strengthening.
             of Aryan German blood. He added: "Obviously, such a territorial policy,.
             however, cannot find its fulfillment in the Cameroons, for example, but.
             almost exclusively in Europe." Hitler also mentioned where in Europe: "if.
             one wanted land and soil in Europe, then, by and large, this could only have.
             been done at Russia's expense." It was in Russia that by using "the help of.
             the German sword," Hitler would acquire "the daily bread for the nation.".
             (3) Hitler was set on expansion in the east to acquire for the cramped.
             German people Lebensraum.
             To achieve this continental goal he would gladly give up any thought of.
             world power. There was after all only one power in Europe to whom such a.
             policy would be beneficial. This possible ally was of course England. The.
             British had long feared the might of the Russian bear and would have no.
             qualms at seeing it defeated by fellow Aryans who wished only to find land.
             in which to farm. To this end Hitler decided that "to gain England's.
             favor, no sacrifice should have been too great. One should have renounced.
             colonies and sea power and spared British industry our competition."(4) .
             Even the German navy should be given up, as it essentially was with the 1935.
             Anglo-German naval agreement, and its place taken by a "concentration of the.
             State's entire means of power in the army on the land."(5) Throughout.
             Hitler's reign the army, not the navy, was given top priority and was even.