Reichswehr air units
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The Reichswehr air units were the small, tightly restricted aviation formations of Germany’s interwar Reichswehr, operating under severe limitations imposed by the Treaty of Versailles before the creation of the Luftwaffe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Reichswehr air units canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German military formation
ⓘ
military aviation unit ⓘ |
| basedOnTreaty | Treaty of Versailles ⓘ |
| branch |
Reichswehr
ⓘ
surface form:
Reichswehr army
|
| circumventedBy | covert training arrangements ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
Reich Ministry of Defence
ⓘ
surface form:
Reichswehr Ministry
|
| controlledBy |
OKH (Oberkommando des Heeres)
ⓘ
surface form:
German Army High Command (Heeresleitung)
|
| cooperatedWith | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| disguisedAs |
civil aviation organizations
ⓘ
police aviation units ⓘ |
| dissolvedInto | Luftwaffe ⓘ |
| doctrineEmphasis |
cooperation with army units
ⓘ
reconnaissance support for ground forces ⓘ |
| endTime | 1935 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Luftwaffe ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation |
Weimar Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
Weimar Germany
|
| historicalContext |
Weimar Republic
ⓘ
early Nazi period ⓘ |
| influenced | early Luftwaffe doctrine ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | German ⓘ |
| legalStatus | severely restricted by Treaty of Versailles ⓘ |
| notableActivity |
development of future Luftwaffe cadre
ⓘ
secret pilot training ⓘ |
| operatedIn | interwar period ⓘ |
| operatedUnder |
Versailles arms limitations
ⓘ
surface form:
Versailles arms control regime
|
| oversightBy |
Inter-Allied Commission for Upper Silesia
ⓘ
surface form:
Inter-Allied Control Commission
|
| partOf | Reichswehr ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Imperial German Army Air Service
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial German Air Service
|
| primaryRole |
liaison
ⓘ
reconnaissance ⓘ training ⓘ |
| secretObjective |
preparation for future air force rearmament
ⓘ
preservation of German military aviation expertise ⓘ |
| size | small ⓘ |
| startTime | 1919 ⓘ |
| statusBefore1935 | formally non-military aviation formations ⓘ |
| trainingLocationAbroad | Lipetsk fighter-pilot school ⓘ |
| treatyLimitation |
ban on military aircraft
ⓘ
ban on pilot training for combat ⓘ |
| usedAircraftType |
light aircraft
ⓘ
trainer aircraft ⓘ |
| usedCoverOrganization |
Deutsche Verkehrsfliegerschule
ⓘ
civil flying clubs ⓘ |
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