Reichswehr
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The Reichswehr was the small, professional armed force of the Weimar Republic, constrained by the Treaty of Versailles and serving as Germany’s official military between World War I and the rise of the Nazi-era Wehrmacht.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed forces
ⓘ
military organization ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Reichswehr
ⓘ
surface form:
German Army of the Weimar Republic
|
| commanderTitle |
Chef der Heeresleitung
ⓘ
Chef der Marineleitung ⓘ Reich Ministry of Defence ⓘ
surface form:
Reichswehrminister
|
| component |
Reichswehr
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Reichsheer
Reichsmarine ⓘ |
| conscriptionStatus | no conscription allowed under Treaty of Versailles ⓘ |
| cooperatedWith | Soviet Union for clandestine military training ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| disestablishedBy |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Nazi government
|
| disestablishmentEvent | creation of Wehrmacht in 1935 ⓘ |
| doctrine | emphasis on small, highly trained professional force ⓘ |
| endTime | 1935 ⓘ |
| engagedIn | secret rearmament activities in violation of Treaty of Versailles ⓘ |
| forceType | professional volunteer army ⓘ |
| garrisonState | Prussia ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
limited by strict arms and personnel caps
ⓘ
professional officer and NCO corps ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Berlin ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| ideologyTendency | conservative nationalist officer corps ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Prussian military tradition ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Treaty of Versailles ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
army
ⓘ
navy ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Hans von Seeckt
ⓘ
Kurt von Schleicher ⓘ Wilhelm Groener ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| partOf |
German armed forces history
ⓘ
Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| policyDuringKappPutsch | refused to fire on Freikorps putschists ⓘ |
| prohibitedWeaponType |
heavy artillery above treaty limits
ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ submarines ⓘ tanks ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| replaces | Imperial German Army ⓘ |
| role |
internal security in Weimar Republic
ⓘ
national defense of Germany after World War I ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Kapp Putsch ⓘ |
| sizeLimit | 100000 soldiers ⓘ |
| startTime | 1919 ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Reich Ministry of Defence ⓘ |
| trained | German officer corps that later served in Wehrmacht ⓘ |
Referenced by (103)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
German Army
this entity surface form:
German Army
this entity surface form:
German Army of the Weimar Republic
this entity surface form:
Reichsheer
this entity surface form:
German Army
this entity surface form:
German Armed Forces
this entity surface form:
Reichswehr officers
subject surface form:
Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb
subject surface form:
Georg von Küchler
subject surface form:
Panzer I