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Does anyone know just how much money the United States spent on arms during WW2?
Any information is helpful..
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Carl,
If it's any help, Britain had spent 5,782 MILLION on the war by 1943.
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May 19th, 2004, 12:20 AM
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Quote:
Originally posted by The_Historian:
Carl,
If it's any help, Britain had spent 5,782 MILLION on the war by 1943.
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Gordon
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thank you very much mate, this helps a lot
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I've been investigating and I haven't been able to find much. But if this interests you, here is what Germany expent in WW II (cyphers are in billion Reichsmarks)
Military * Civil
1939-1940 * 38.0 * 20.0*
1940-1941 * 55.9 * 24.1*
1941-1942 * 73.3 * 28.2*
1942-1943 * 86.2 * 37.8*
1943-1944 * 99.4 * 30.6
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January 26th, 2005, 06:21 PM
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Finally got some figures. [img]smile.gif[/img]
(Figures in 1941-1945 US dollars, which might be equivalent to 12-16 2004 US dollars)
The USA expent a total of $ USD 341.000.000.000 from 1939-1945 (50.000.000.000 of them were expend on Lend & Lease loans to Allied countries).
Germany expent a total of $ USD 272.000.000.000 from 1939-1945.
The USSR expent a total of $ USD 192.000.000.000 from 1939-1945.
The British Empire expent a total of $ USD 120.000.000.000 from 1939-1945.
Italy expent a total of $ USD 94.000.000.000 from 1939-1945.
A comparative estimate:
In 1940 Germany was the country which expent most money in weaponry world-wide, $ USD 6.000.000.000. In 1943 that cypher had been doubled and reached $ USD 13.600.000.000.
In 1940 the non-beligerant USA invested $ USD 1.500.000.000 in weaponry, and $ USD 37.500.000.000 in 1943.
As a footnote, the post-war 'Marshall Plan' for the reconstruction of western Europe cost the USA $ USD 13.000.000.000, 15% in loan concept and 75% in lost-fund donation.
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Thanks for that information fried, i really really apprciate it
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January 28th, 2005, 10:21 PM
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Better late than never… 
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