Germany - HOI4 - Prelude to War

As you can see I have already deployed 8 Infanterie-Divisionen and they are in training. The purple icon top right with the cog (signifies training). Also bottom-middle showing 8/24 divisions (8 assigned out of max. 24 to an Armee). I could deploy a 2nd tranche of 8 divisions but I want to wait a while.
Construction I has completed and I select Mechanical Computing next.
05 Jul 1936: I decide to design a stronger Infantry Division by adding two artillery battalions and a reconnaissance company.
I intend upgrading regular divisions only if I have enough equipment - I've chosen 3 divisions here.
I create a separate training unit (Infanterieschule) for these.
11 Jul 1936: Here I take two trained divisions and add them to Rommel's army. Armee Süd now has the full complement of 24 divisions.
17 Jul 1936 I upgrade three more divisions.
27 Jul 1936: Concentrated Industry I has completed...
….and I move on to Concentrated Industry II to further increase production.
28 Jul 1936: My armoured divisions have 4 armour battalions and 2 motorized infantry battalions. By removing an armoured battalion from the structure more tanks are available for new divisions.
Done.
I deploy 8 more infantry divisions to the Infanterieschule….
Then juggle divisions between the armies.
 I add 3 Type II divisions to Armee Süd then take 3 regular divisions for the upgrade.
My focus Autarky is completed.
I select Hermann Göring Werke next to gain more CFs.
09 Aug 1936: Improved Artillery has been researched.
I decide that anti-tank guns would be nice to have.
I also deploy 2 new Panzer-Divisionen and place them in training (Panzerschule).
16 Aug 1936: The 16th Olympic Games begin in Berlin.
26 Aug 1936: A deficit of material in all categories...
28 Aug 1936 and the Propaganda Ministry has been busy again.
01 Sep 1936: I have enough PPs to increase conscription - it will double the draft
18 Sep 1936: I deploy 2 new motorized infantry divisions....
 ….and place them in Panzerschule. 
21 Sep 1936: A research slot is available so I choose Excavation I.
 02 Oct 1936: I receive the justification for the conquest of Austria.
In the next post we shall see how good the Wehrmacht is...

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