Re: Defensive, Minimalist Reichswehr

["Umberto Rossi" <urossi@programatic.it>]

> During this period Reichswehr was nothing
> more than stipulated in the Versailles Treaty,
> a defensive organisation to protect the
> Republic. What was made of it later has nothing to
> do with the early period.

Afaik there were plans from the beginning to transform the small-size Reichswehr in 
a large-size army.  I read something about that in Shirer's History of the Third 
Reich.  The commanders of the Reichswehr planned the Wehrmacht and than 
staffed it.  There is a strong continuity between the two organisations, so I wouldn't 
go so far as to say that the Reichswehr had nothing to do with the Wehrmacht.  

Umberto Rossi

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