What economic successes? The NSDAP simply rode on the wave of an already recovering German economy and rapidly expanded the military through rearmament. This resulted in a temporary boost in GDP that would have ultimately led to massive economic collapse were it not for the conquest of varying territories. Hitler and the NSDAP intentionally manipulated the German economy into a situation where Germany was ultimately faced with a choice in April 1939: invade Poland, or face economic collapse in the next year.