Definitions for reichswehr
re·ich·swehr

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Reichswehr

   Reichswehr (lit. 'Reich Defense') was the official name of the German armed forces during the Weimar Republic and the first years of the Third Reich. After Germany was defeated in World War I, the Imperial German Army (Deutsches Heer) was dissolved in order to be reshaped into a peacetime army. From it a provisional Reichswehr was formed in March 1919. Under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, the rebuilt German army was subject to severe limitations in size and armament. The official formation of the Reichswehr took place on 1 January 1921 after the limitations had been met. The German armed forces kept the name 'Reichswehr' until Adolf Hitler's 1935 proclamation of the "restoration of military sovereignty", at which point it became part of the new Wehrmacht. Although ostensibly apolitical, the Reichswehr acted as a state within a state, and its leadership was an important political power factor in the Weimar Republic. The Reichswehr sometimes supported the democratic government, as it did in the Ebert-Groener Pact when it pledged its loyalty to the Republic, and sometimes backed anti-democratic forces through such means as the Black Reichswehr, the illegal paramilitary groups it sponsored in contravention of the Versailles Treaty. The Reichswehr saw itself as a cadre army that would preserve the expertise of the old imperial military and form the basis for German rearmament.

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Reichswehr

   The Reichswehr formed the military organization of Germany from 1919 until 1935, when it was united with the newly founded Wehrmacht. At the end of World War I, the forces of the German Empire had mostly split up, the men making their way home individually or in small groups. Many of them joined the Freikorps, a collection of volunteer paramilitary units that were involved in revolution and border clashes between 1918 and 1923. It was conceded that the newly formed Weimar Republic did need a military, so on 6 March 1919 a decree established the Vorläufige Reichswehr, consisting of a Vorläufige Reichsheer and a Vorläufige Reichsmarine. The Vorläufige Reichswehr was made up of 43 brigades. On 30 September 1919, the army was reorganized as the Übergangsheer, and the force size was reduced to 20 brigades. About 400,000 men served in the armed forces. In May 1920 it was downsized to 200,000 men and restructured again, forming three Cavalry Divisions and seven Infantry Divisions. On 1 October 1920 the brigades were replaced by regiments and the manpower was now only 100,000 men as stipulated by the Treaty of Versailles.

How to pronounce reichswehr?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say reichswehr in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of reichswehr in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of reichswehr in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichswehr
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=reichswehr