Reichswehr

Reichswehr (; ) was the official name of the German armed forces during the Weimar Republic and the first two years of Nazi Germany. After Germany was defeated in World War I, the Imperial German Army () 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, structure 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 n

thumbnail|Former Heereswaffenamt, Jebensstraße corner Hertz Avenue, Berlin thumbnail|Former Army Ordnance Department (courtyard), Jebensstraße corner Hertz Avenue ' (WaA) was the German Army Weapons Agency. It was the centre for research and development of the Weimar Republic and later the Third Reich for weapons, ammunition and equipment to the Army branch of the Reichswehr and then Wehrmacht. It was founded 8 November 1919 as (RWA), and 5 May 1922 the name was changed to ' (HWA).

underground and illegal German army under the Weimar Republic

secret training school for tank commanders operated by Germany

German interwar defence ministry

airport in Lipetsk, German Reich

The Truppenamt () was the cover organisation for the German General Staff from 1919 through until 1935 when the General Staff of the German Army (Heer) was re-created. This subterfuge was deemed necessary in order for Germany to be seen to meet the requirements of the Versailles Treaty. It completely revised German tactical and strategic doctrine and thereby conserved, re-energised, and unified the military thinking and capability of the Reichswehr, later to become the Wehrmacht.

covert joint Soviet-German chemical weapons research facility, operational 1926-1933

German military agency

criminal procedures against critical media and journalists in the Weimar Republic