▁and ▁its ▁al lies ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁sur pass ed ▁but ▁H inden burg ▁and ▁Lud endor ff ▁drew ▁on ▁ideas ▁from ▁Ober st le ut nant ▁( L ie utenant - Col onel ) ▁Max ▁B auer ▁of ▁the ▁Oper ations ▁Section ▁at ▁O HL ▁H Q ▁in ▁Mé zi ères , ▁for ▁a ▁further ▁industrial ▁mobil isation , ▁to ▁equip ▁the ▁army ▁for ▁the ▁material sch lacht ▁( b attle ▁of ▁equipment / b attle ▁of ▁attr ition ) ▁being ▁inf lic ted ▁on ▁it ▁in ▁France , ▁which ▁would ▁only ▁intens ify ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁ ▁H inden burg ▁Program me ▁ ▁Bureau c racy ▁Following ▁the ▁ad option ▁of ▁the ▁programme , ▁the ▁main ▁administrative ▁novel ty ▁of ▁the ▁third ▁O HL ▁was ▁the ▁Kriegs amt ▁( S up reme ▁War ▁Office ) ▁was ▁founded ▁on ▁ 1 ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁with ▁General ▁Wilhelm ▁Gro ener ▁a ▁railway ▁expert ▁as ▁the ▁head . ▁The ▁new ▁body ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁by - pass ▁the ▁War ▁Ministry ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁create ▁the ▁structure ▁of ▁a ▁command ▁economy , ▁with ▁a ▁militar istic ▁organisation ▁intended ▁to ▁facil itate ▁management ▁and ▁a ▁sub ordinate ▁level ▁of ▁six ▁depart ments ▁organ ised ▁along ▁b ureau cr atic ▁lines . ▁ ▁Army ▁ ▁H inden burg ▁and ▁Lud endor ff ▁demanded ▁domestic ▁changes ▁to ▁complement ▁their ▁changes ▁of ▁strategy . ▁German ▁workers ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁subject ed ▁to ▁a ▁Ges etz ▁über ▁den ▁v ater länd ischen ▁Hil