Reichswehr

Reichswehr was the name of the German military from 1919 to 1935. During these years, their number was severely restricted by the Treaty of Versailles. From 1935 to 1946 they were called Wehrmacht, and since 1946 they have been called Bundeswehr.

Reichswehr Media

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  Structure of the Reichswehr 1920–1934

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  Gustav Noske (right) with Walther von Lüttwitz (1920)

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  Hans von Seeckt at a Reichswehr exercise

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  • For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme.
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  General Paul Von Hindenburg.

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  Reichsheer soldiers swear the Hitler oath in August 1934, with hands raised in the traditional schwurhand gesture.