By the middle of the year 1933 the Nazi conspirators, having acquired
governmental control over Germany, were in a position to enter upon
further and more detailed planning with particular relationship to
foreign policy. Their plan was to re-arm and to reoccupy and fortify the
Rhineland, in violation of the Treaty of Versailles and other treaties,
in order to acquire military strength and political bargaining power to
be used against other nations.
2. The Nazi conspirators decided that for their purpose the Treaty of
Versailles must definitely be abrogated and specific plans were made by
them and put into operation by 7 March 1936, all of which opened the way
for the major aggressive steps to follow, as hereinafter set forth. In
the execution of this phase of the conspiracy the Nazi conspirators did
the following acts:
(a) They led Germany to enter upon a course of secret rearmament from
1933 to March 1935, including the training of military personnel and the
production of munitions of war, and the building of an air force.
(b) On 14 October 1933 they led Germany to leave the International
Disarmament Conference and the League of Nations.
(c) On 10 March 1935 the Defendant Göring announced that Germany was
building a military air force.
(d) On 16 March 1935 the Nazi conspirators promulgated a law for
universal military service, in which they stated the peace time strength
of the German Army would be fixed at 500,000 men.
(e) On 21 May 1935 they falsely announced to the world, with intent to
deceive and allay fears of aggressive intentions, that they would
respect the territorial limitations of the Versailles Treaty and comply
with the Locarno Pacts.
(f) On 7 March 1936 they reoccupied and fortified the Rhineland, in
violation of the Treaty of Versailles and the Rhine Pact of Locarno of
16 October 1925, and falsely announced to the world that “we have no
territorial demands to make in Europe.”