There were two reasons why General Thomas Gage (who was the governor of Massachusetts at the time) sent British troops to Lexington and Concord in April of 1775. ... Gage sent troops to Concord to find and confiscate the weapons. Second, Gage felt that he would be able to capture some Patriot leaders in this way.
Yes, If Adolf never ordered his army generals to prepare to treble the size of his supply for 300,000 men. The german military could have not expanded. Causing the holocaust to never happen.