▁of ▁prop ell ants , ▁since ▁the ▁manufact ure ▁of ▁am mun ition ▁without ▁sufficient ▁prop ell ants ▁and ▁explos ive ▁fill ings ▁was ▁as ▁waste ful ▁of ▁resources ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁point less . ▁H inden burg ▁and ▁Lud endor ff ▁wanted ▁fire power ▁to ▁replace ▁man power ▁and ▁ignored ▁the ▁principle ▁of ▁matching ▁means ▁and ▁ends . ▁ ▁Ex pl os ives ▁To ▁meet ▁existing ▁demand ▁and ▁to ▁feed ▁new ▁weapons , ▁H inden burg ▁and ▁Lud endor ff ▁wanted ▁a ▁big ▁increase ▁in ▁prop ell ant ▁output ▁to ▁ ▁a ▁month . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁the ▁output ▁target ▁had ▁been ▁raised ▁from ▁ ▁which ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁cover ▁existing ▁demand ▁and ▁the ▁extra ▁ ▁of ▁output ▁demanded ▁by ▁H inden burg ▁and ▁Lud endor ff ▁could ▁never ▁match ▁the ▁dou bling ▁and ▁tre bling ▁of ▁art illery , ▁machine - g uns ▁and ▁tren ch ▁mort ars . ▁The ▁industrial ▁mobil isation ▁needed ▁to ▁ful fil ▁the ▁H inden burg ▁Program me ▁increased ▁demand ▁for ▁sk illed ▁workers , ▁Zur ück gest ell te ▁( re called ▁from ▁the ▁army ) ▁or ▁ex empt ed ▁from ▁cons cription . ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁Zur ück gest ell te ▁increased ▁from ▁ ▁men , ▁of ▁whom ▁ ▁de emed ▁k rie gs ver wend ungs f äh ig ▁( kv , ▁fit ▁for ▁front ▁line ▁service ), ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁to ▁ ▁men ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁and