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Aufbau Ost -LRB- Buildup in the East -RRB- was the German operational code name for the mobilisation of forces before the start of Operation Barbarossa and the subsequent invasion of the Soviet Union .. German. Nazi Germany. Operation Barbarossa. Operation Barbarossa. invasion of the Soviet Union. Eastern Front of World War II. On 8 August 1940 Hitler ordered Walter Warlimont , Deputy Chief of Alfred Jodl , to determine the positions of Soviet troops in the East .. Hitler. Hitler. Walter Warlimont. Walter Warlimont. Alfred Jodl. Alfred Jodl. The appropriate directive was signed the next day by Wilhelm Keitel .. Wilhelm Keitel. Wilhelm Keitel. It stated that due to the threat of British air attack on Eastern Germany it was necessary to use the eastern territories for drawing and preparing the new units .. In compliance with the directive , the building organization of Fritz Todt started equipping the battleground while the rear organs managed the logistical support in the East .. Fritz Todt. Fritz Todt. Meanwhile , preparations for adjusting the Soviet rail gauge to match the Western European were taking place .. rail gauge. rail gauge