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Reichswehr (German: [ˈʁaɪ̯çsveːɐ̯] ⓘ; lit. ' Reich Defence ') was the official name of the German armed forces during the Weimar Republic and the first years of the Third Reich.
The Weimar Republic, [d] officially known as the German Reich, [e] was a historical period of Germany from 9 November 1918 to 23 March 1933, during which it was a constitutional republic for the first time in history; hence it is also referred to, and unofficially proclaimed itself, as the German Republic.
During the Nazi regime, works on the Weimar Republic and the German revolution published abroad and by exiles could not be read in Germany. Around 1935, that affected the first published history of the Weimar Republic by Arthur Rosenberg. In his view, the political situation at the beginning of the revolution was open: the moderate socialist ...
This is a list of wars involving Germany from 962. It includes the Holy Roman Empire, Confederation of the Rhine, the German Confederation, the North German Confederation, the German Empire, the Weimar Republic, Nazi Germany, the German Democratic Republic (DDR, "East Germany") and the present Federal Republic of Germany (BRD, until German reunification in 1990 known as "West Germany").
In 2011/12, a major reform of the Bundeswehr was announced, further limiting the number of military bases and soldiers. [86] As of December 2012, the number of active military personnel in the Bundeswehr was down to 191,818, corresponding to a ratio of 2.3 active soldiers per 1,000 inhabitants. [87]
Weimar Republic Nazi Germany West Germany NATO: Service / branch: Army of Württemberg Reichsheer Army Bundeswehr: Years of service: 1914–45 1955–63: Rank: Generalleutnant (Wehrmacht) General : Commands: NATO forces in Central Europe, 1957–1963: Battles / wars: First World War Second World War: Awards: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany will strengthen its military to make it the backbone of deterrence and collective defence in Europe, its defence minister pledged on Thursday as Berlin issued new defence ...
6 February: The first meeting of the National Assembly takes place in Weimar, the city associated with Goethe and Schiller that will give the new republic its informal name. Berlin is considered too politically unstable to be the meeting place. [23] 11 February: The Weimar National Assembly elects Friedrich Ebert of the SPD as president of ...