" Canadian historian Holger H. Herwig claims the plan started as a result of discussions by Hitler in November 1940 and May 1941 when he stated his need to “ deploy long-range bombers against American cities from the Azores .” Due to their location, he thought the Portuguese Azores islands were Germany's “ only possibility of carrying out aerial attacks from a land base against the United States .” At the time, Portuguese dictator Salazar had allowed German U-boats and navy ships to refuel there, but from 1943 onwards, he leased bases in the Azores to the British, allowing the Allies to provide aerial coverage in the middle of the Atlantic.

Due to Germany's federal structure, all breaks may differ depending on the state.

Due to their status of corporate body under public law ( in some states ), Jehovah's Witnesses in 2010 filed a complaint for broadcasting time at Germany's international broadcaster, Deutsche Welle.

Due the fact that the Mauser rifle was one of Germany's main exports before the First World War, DWM proved to be an important part of the pre-war German economy.

Due to Germany's federal structure, it can only promote internal security and public safety by cooperating with the state police forces and with agencies within the European Union ( EU ) and beyond.

Due to the combination of high life expectancy and low fertility rate, there is a serious aging problem among Shanghai's registered residents: as of 2009 only 8. 3 % of the total were under the age of 14, while 22. 54 % were over 60.

Due to their concentrated flavours and high tannin content, many premium Syrah wines are at their best after some considerable bottle aging.

Due to aging and environmental factors ( such as temperature and vibration ), it is difficult to keep even the best quartz oscillators within one part in 10 < sup > 10 </ sup > of their nominal frequency without constant adjustment.

Due historically to a third of Bermuda's manpower being at sea at any one time, and to many of those seamen ultimately settling elsewhere, especially as the Bermudian maritime industry began to suffer, Bermuda was noted for having a high number of aging spinsters well into the 20th century.

Due to heavy road traffic on the aging, one-lane bridge, construction on a new steel and concrete bridge to bypass the covered bridge occurred in the summer of 2006.

Due to variations during manufacture and aging, the DOD for complete discharge can change over time or number of charge cycles.

Due to the aging of the actors, all the main characters have been recast several times.

Due to this aging, there is a significant worry that many early computer and video games may not survive without being transferred to new media.

Due to aging, discs begin to diminish and shrink in size, resulting in vertebrae and facet joints rubbing against one another.

Due to the economical downturn in recent years and rising fuel costs, small fleets of the Toyota Camry Hybrid and the Ford Fusion Hybrid have replaced some of the aging patrol vehicles to help lower the department's budget.

Due to the complexity of the brain, with all of its structures and functions, it is logical to assume that some areas would be more vulnerable to aging than others.

Due to problems with an aging population, the club switched from being solely member-financed during the revival of 1999.

Due to Osgood's injuries and the aging Hašek's ability to remain healthy throughout the season, Osgood ended up assuming the backup role for Hašek as opposed to sharing playing time.

Due to the odor and labor required for the process, as well as a feeling among young women that they were aging, ohaguro was done only by married women, unmarried women who were older than 18, prostitutes and geisha.

Due to his rapid aging Oliver now looks like a teenager and calls himself Young Omni-Man.

Due to its rapidly aging population and its geographic isolation from Niihama and the main island of Shikoku, Nii Ōshima faces serious problems of depopulation.

Due to the high population density, operations are relatively profitable, so tickets are cheap and the frequency of services is high.

Due to the use of these biological weapons, and the apparent lack of medical advancement necessary to defend surrounding regions from them, widespread epidemics such as the bubonic plague quickly moved across all of Europe, destroying a large portion of its population.

Due to the large Muslim population in western China, many Chinese restaurants cater to, or are run by, Muslims.

Due to population growth and the proliferation of compulsory education, UNESCO has calculated that in the next 30 years more people will receive formal education than in all of human history thus far.

Due to differences in size and population the subdivision of these states varies, especially between city states ( Stadtstaaten ) and states with larger territories ( Flächenländer ).

Due to intermarriage and low birth rates, the Jewish population in the US shrank from 5. 5 million in 1990 to 5. 1 million in 2001.

Due to their lower population densities, Madagascar's dry deciduous forests have been better preserved than the eastern rain forests or the original woodlands of the central plateau.

Due to the fact that it is the capital and the main city in the country, where most of the government and the commercial offices and facilities are established, along with the entertainment centers, and the country's fast growth, vehicle population is increasing rapidly.

Due to the elimination of the maladapted individuals in the past generation, this population contains more bacteria that have some resistance against the antibiotic.

Due to the often emotional nature of advocacy debate and its sometimes narrow appeal to the wider user population, forums for discussion of advocacy are often separate from those for general discussion.

Due to the expulsions of Germans from Polish territory ( and the fact that many Germans had left as the Soviets advanced ), Poznań's post-war population was almost uniformly Polish.

Due to the increasing population of Columbia in the 70's, and the crowding of David H. Hickman High School towards the end of the 1960s, the Columbia Board of Education decided to form a new high school.

Due to the small size of San Marino and its low population, it is difficult for any party to gain a pure majority and most of the time the government is run by a coalition.

Due to West's close relations with the United States and the capitalist states, the influence of socialism had far more deeper roots in the West-Pakistan population.

Due to the resettlement, Armenians ' share in city population increased from 28 % to 53. 8 %.

Due to the risk of collision between birds and airplanes, large airports undertake population control programs where they frighten or shoot birds.

Due to the launch of internet based services, the need for a radio station is less frequent in countries where the population has easy access to the internet news sites of the BBC.

Due to the broad distribution of the population, rural bishops were appointed to support the Bishop of Caeserea ; during the late fourth century there were around fifty of them.

Due to his extortionate demands for cash from the local population, most of the Jewish population fled to Jerusalem.

Due to laws in some countries barring the importation of Chinese wives ( for fear of the perceived Yellow Peril ), some Chinatowns emerged as bachelor's societies where males dominated and the male-to-female ratio population was generally skewed.

Due to population growth in the city, many of these gardens may be lost to give way to new developments.

Due to the rural nature of the local population, Roman control of the region remained weak.

Due to the proximity of Howard County's population centers to Baltimore, the county has traditionally been considered a part of the Baltimore Metropolitan Area.