When in 1936, the Messerschmitt Bf 109 won the RLM's single-seat fighter contest to become one of the main Luftwaffe aircraft types, Messerschmitt and his factory took an important role in the RLM's armament plans, increasing in significance even further when Messerschmitt's Bf 110 also won the multi-purpose fighter contest.
Da Messerschmitt Bf 109 i 1936 vandt RLM's en-sædes jager-konkurrence om at blive et af hovedtyperne ved Luftwaffe fik Messerschmitt og hans fabrik en vigtig rolle i RLM's oprustningsplaner, og den blev endnu større da Messerschmitts Bf 110 også vandt konkurrence for langtrækkende jagerfly.