Imperial German Army

German Army
German Army
Deutsches Heer
	The Kaiserstandarte
Active	1871–1919
Country	German Empire
Type	Army and air force
Role	Protecting the German Empire and its interests by using ground and air forces.
Size	5,000,000 (1871); 3,800,000 (1914); 4,500,000+(1918); 13,250,000+ (1914-1918)
Motto(s)	"Gott mit uns" (God with us)
	Black, white, and red
Engagements	Franco-Prussian War; Boxer Rebellion; Maji Maji Rebellion; World War I; Finnish Civil War;
Commanders
German Emperor	Wilhelm I; Friedrich III; Wilhelm II
Oberste Heeresleitung	Helmuth von Moltke the Younger (first); Paul von Hindenburg (last)
German General Staff	Moltke the Elder (first); Hans von Seeckt (last)

The Imperial German Army (1871–1919), officially called the German Army (German: Deutsches Heer^[1]), was the unified ground and air force of the German Empire. It was established in 1871 with the political unification of Germany under the leadership of Prussia, and was dissolved in 1919, after the defeat of the German Empire in First World War (1914–1918). In the Federal Republic of Germany, the term Deutsches Heer identifies the German Army, the land component of the Bundeswehr.

Imperial German Army Media

War Ensign of Germany (1903–1919)
German Army hussars on the attack during maneuvers, 1912
Draftees of the German Army, 1898
German infantry charging across open ground on the battlefield, 1914
Imperial and state cockades
DR Generalfeldmarschall 1918
Preußen OF10 GenOberst iRd GenFM 1832
KHeer OF9 GenOberst (Bayern) 1918
General of the branch (Württemberg), OF-8

References

↑ "Militair-Strafgesetzbuch vom 20. Juni 1872" in Gesetz-Sammlung für das Deutsche Reich, 1867 bis 1883, incl. Vol. 1. Berlin, 1884. p. 408. (in German)

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[1] "Militair-Strafgesetzbuch vom 20. Juni 1872" in Gesetz-Sammlung für das Deutsche Reich, 1867 bis 1883, incl. Vol. 1. Berlin, 1884. p. 408. (in German)

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German Army
Deutsches Heer
The Kaiserstandarte
Active	1871–1919
Country	German Empire
Type	Army and air force
Role	Protecting the German Empire and its interests by using ground and air forces.
Size	5,000,000 (1871) 3,800,000 (1914) 4,500,000+(1918) 13,250,000+ (1914-1918)
Motto(s)	"Gott mit uns" (God with us)
Black, white, and red
Engagements	Franco-Prussian War Boxer Rebellion Maji Maji Rebellion World War I Finnish Civil War
Commanders
German Emperor	Wilhelm I Friedrich III Wilhelm II
Oberste Heeresleitung	Helmuth von Moltke the Younger (first) Paul von Hindenburg (last)
German General Staff	Moltke the Elder (first) Hans von Seeckt (last)