The Hindenburg Programme
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- THE HINDENBURG PROGRAMME
- This marked the beginning of TOTAL WAR!
- AIM: to compensate for Germany's lack of raw materials by introducing greater efficiencies and drive.
- All of Germany's non-essential industries were to be shut down as all resources would be mobilised for War.
- The process of rationalisation to transform the German War economy was to be done through administrative rationalisation and far tighter control of labour.
- New War Minister, Hermann con Stein, was to assure overall control of economic mobilisation.
- The Supreme War Office was created by General Groener to oversee the process of economic mobilisation.
- The Auxiliary Labour Law, approved by the Reichstag in December 1916, was a central pillar of the programme.
- The aim of this Law was to mobilise all available male-labour for the War Effort.
- It was a significant turning-point...
- All males between 17 and 60 had to work or the War Effort if needed.
- Gesture to the Trade Unions: the right to collective bargaining was granted!
- Union officials sat on boards that designated workers to factories.
- Arbitration boards were set up to mediate disputes in companies of 50+ employees.
- Considerable gestures as the army had previously taken a strong anti-union stance.
- Union officials sat on boards that designated workers to factories.
- Considerable gestures as the army had previously taken a strong anti-union stance.
- BUT...
- MOST GERMANS WERE NOT DECEIVED!
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- MOST GERMANS WERE NOT DECEIVED!
- OUTCOME!
- THE HINDENBURG PROGRAMME FAILED TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED EFFICIENCY.
- The Auxiliary Labour Law failed to mobilise large numbers of extra men as THEY DID NOT EXIST.
- The Hindenburg Programme placed an even greater strain on the already stretched supply of raw materials due to it increasing the demand for the production of munitions.
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- THE HINDENBURG PROGRAMME FAILED TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED EFFICIENCY.
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