Truppenamt
Sign in to saveThe 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.
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It is catalogued under the topic Reichswehr.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
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6 sectionsContents
- Original establishment
- Development of new strategies
- Transition to the new ''Reichswehr''
- Chiefs of Troop Office (1919–1935)
- Footnotes
- References
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.
==Original establishment== After World War I, the Versailles Treaty specified that the post-war German Army could have a maximum strength of 100,000, of this number only 4000 could be officers. Article 160 determined: The Great German General Staff and all similar organisations shall be dissolved and may not be reconstituted in any form.
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