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Military history of Germany

  • BundeswehrTheodor Blank stood before the Bundestag on the 12th of November 1955 to swear in Generals Adolf Heusinger and Hans Speidel.
  • ReichswehrOn the 1st of January 1921, the official formation of the Reichswehr took place after Germany met the severe limitations imposed by the Treaty of Versailles.
  • German rearmamentIn May 1921, the French government forced the official banning of the Freikorps paramilitary groups that had operated with tacit support from the Weimar…