Nazi Conspiracy & Aggression (2) Armament Limitations. Part V of the Treaty, containing
military, Naval and Air Clauses reads as follows:
"In order to render possible the initiation of a
general limitation of the armaments of all nations,
Germany undertakes strictly to observe the military,
naval and air clauses which follow. "Section 1.
Military Clauses. Effectives and Cadres of the German
Army ***"
*******
"Article 159. The German military forces shall be
demobilized and reduced as prescribed hereinafter.
"Article 160. By a date which must not be later than 31
March 1920, the German Army must not comprise more than
seven divisions of infantry and three divisions of
cavalry. "After that date, the total number of
effectives in the army of the States constituting
Germany must not exceed 100,000 men, including officers
and establishments of depots. The army shall be devoted
exclusively to the maintenance of order within the
territory and to the control of the frontier. "The
total effective strength of officers, including the
personnel of staffs, whatever their composition, must
not exceed 4,000."
*******
(2) "Divisions and Army Corps headquarters staffs,
shall be organized in accordance with Table Number 1
annexed to this Section. The number and strength of
units of infantry, artillery, engineers, technical
services and troops laid down in the aforesaid table
constitute maxima which must not be exceeded."
*******
"The maintenance or formation of forces differently
grouped or of other organizations for the command of
troops or for preparation for war is forbidden.
"The great German General Staff and all similar
organizations shall be dissolved and may not be
reconstituted in any form." (TC-10)
Article 163 provides the steps by which the reduction will
take place. Chapter which deals with armament, provides that
up till the time at which Germany is admitted as a member of
the League
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of Nations, the armaments shall not be greater than the
amount fixed in Table Number 11. In other words, Germany
agrees that after she has become a member of the League of
Nations, the armaments fixed in the said table shall remain
in force until they are modified by the Council of the
League of Nations. Furthermore, she hereby agrees strictly
to observe the decisions of the Council of the League on
this subject. (TC-10)
Article 168 reads:
"The manufacture of arms, munitions or any war material
shall only be carried out in factories or works, the
location of which shall be communicated to and approved
by the governments of the Principal Allied and
Associated Powers, and the number of which they retain
the right to restrict. ***" (TC-10)
Article 173, under the heading "Recruiting and Military
Training", deals with one matter, the breach of which is of
great importance:
"Universal compulsory military service shall be
abolished in Germany. The German Army may only be
reconstituted and recruited by means of voluntary
enlistment." (TC-10)
The succeeding articles deal with the method of enlistment
in order to prevent a quick rush through the army of men
enlisted for a short time.
Article 180 provides:
"All fortified works, fortresses and field works
situated in German territory to the west of a line
drawn 50 kilometers to the east of the Rhine shall be
disarmed and dismantled. ***" (TC-10)
Article 181 contains naval limitations:
"After a period of two months from the coming into
force of the present Treaty the German naval forces in
commission must not exceed:
"Six battleships of the Deutschland or Lothringen type
or an equal number of ships constructed to replace them
as provided in Article 190.
Article 183 limits naval personnel to fifteen thousand,
including officers and men of all grades and corps.
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Article 191 provides:
"The construction or acquisition of any submarines,
even for commercial purposes, shall be forbidden in
Germany." (TC-10)
Article 198, the first of the Air Clauses, commences:
"The armed forces of Germany must not include any
military or naval air forces." (TC-10)
The formal statement made at the German Air Ministry about
the re-inauguration of the Air Corps is reproduced in TC-44.
The public proclamation of compulsory military service is
contained in TC-4.
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Volume
I Chapter IX
Treaty Violations
(Part 7 of 11)
Six light cruisers
Twelve destroyers
Twelve torpedo boats
"No submarines are to be included.
"All other warships, except where there is provision to the contrary in the present Treaty, must be placed in reserve or devoted to commercial
purposes." (TC-10)