Reichswehr
1921–1935 combined military forces of Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Reichswehr (Imperial Defence or German Army) also known as The Weimar German Army or the Weimar Republic Army was the name of the German military from 1919 to 1935 it served the Weimar Era (1919-1933) and The Nazi Era (1933-1945) which replaced the old Imperial German Army . During these years, their number was severely restricted by the Treaty of Versailles. From 1935 to 1946 they were renamed and called the Wehrmacht, and since 1946 they have been called Bundeswehr. The German Reichswehr Military consisted of 2 and later 3 military branches the Reichsheer (German Army) and the Reichsmarine (German Navy) from 1921-1935. The military also consisted the German Freikorps which is a Paramilitary militia though not part of the military or the army but later part of the military from 1921-1935 . The Reichswehr participated to stop the German Communists led by Rosa Luxemburg in the German Communist Revolution of 1918-1919 including defending Prussian Province of East Prussia during Polish-Soviet War which is the western front of the Russian Civil War in Eastern Europe from (1918/1919-1921) to stop Leon Trotsky’s Red Army of the Soviet Military from Russia led by Vladimir Lenin . The Reichswehr German Army also participated in the Beer Hall Putsch of 1923 to stop the NSDAP’s SA led by Adolf Hitler,Ernst Röhm,Hermann Göring . During the Interwar period the Reichswehr would later be under control of the Third Reich in 1933 and later renamed as the Wehrmacht in 1935 after the Night of the Long Knives purge in 1934 against Ernst Röhm and the Sturmabteilung in Germany.
Reichswehr | |
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Reichswehr | |
Founded | 1919/1921 |
Disbanded | 1945 (as the Wehrmacht) |
Service branches | Reichsheer (German Army)
Freikorps (Free corps) Reichsmarine (German Navy) |
Headquarters | Berlin,Prussia,Germany |
Leadership | |
Commander-in-Chief | Friedrich Ebert,Paul Von Hindenburg, Adolf Hitler |
De facto leader | Various |
Minister of Defense | Various |
Various | Various |
Chief of Defense | Various |
Related articles | |
History | German Revolution of 1918-1919
Polish-Soviet War of the Russian Civil War (1918/19-1921) Beer Hall Putsch (1923) Interwar Period (1919-1939) |
Ranks | Various Military Officer ranks |