ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the concepts covered in the preceding chapters of this book. The largest share of German foreign trade took place with neighbouring countries, as on German imports shows. Most noteworthy were the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, then since 1940 France, Belgium, the Netherlands and finally Northern Italy towards the end of the war. Various publications, among them the chapters on European countries in this book, have shown that central planning played a minor role in the control of occupied economies. The Nazi propaganda emphasized the role of planning, pretending the all-competence of the regime. Indeed, strict planning and control were implemented in Japan itself and in Manchuria, where the governance by Japan was fairly stable and civil governments worked. However, the army gradually learned that it was difficult to manage occupied economies without the help of zaibatsu.
