And now, a look at some important figures and organizations of the period.

The Strasserist economic position on two things is mentioned: they were enthusiastic proposers of work creation and defended devaluation. Initially devaluation was a radical proposal but it was later endorsed by conservatives as the less bureaucratic alternative to the export subsidy/import rationing system.

Colonel Thomas was the Wehrmacht's chief economic expert, working first as chief of staff in the army's procurement office (Heereswaffenamt) and later within OKW. He worried about conserving foreign exchange and the export industry, not for civilian purposes but to secure resources for rearmament. For this he endorsed greater bureaucratic controls including Schacht's import rationing system, but later did not support Schacht when he was falling from grace. In 1938 he opposed invading Czechoslovakia. During the war he defended the export industry's allocation of resources.

Wilhelm Keppler was Hitler's longtime aide on economic affairs, bringing to him industrialists. His nephew oversaw daily operations in Brabag, the organization which brought together the coal industry's funds to finance the coal hydrogenation program. Keppler was chairman of its supervisory board. He was also involved in the synthetic textiles program and the Four Year Plan's raw materials staff.

Schwerin von Krosigk was head of the Reichsfinanzministerium (RFM). Though not as important as the Reichsbank and RWM, it had its power. Von Krosigk, already in his position on Hitler's seizure of power favored orthodox policies and was kept despite opposing the Battle for Work. He defended fiscal conservatism, to little effect, and was one of the opponents of war in 1938.