Reichswehr

American  

[rahyks-vair, rahykhs-vayr] / ˈraɪks vɛər, ˈraɪxsˌveɪr /

noun

1. the 100,000-man army Germany was permitted to maintain under the Versailles Treaty after World War I: the limit was secretly exceeded.

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Etymology

Origin of Reichswehr

< German, equivalent to Reich realm, empire ( see Reich) + -s genitive ending + Wehr defense, weapon

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Example Sentences

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Reichswehr

At the time his chance of becoming a tank expert was slim; tanks were forbidden to the Reichswehr.

From Time Magazine Archive

In 1937 he returned to Germany, learned to speak excellent German, grew a mustache like Hitler's, took the Nazi "leadership-training" course, became a Reichswehr parachutist.

From Time Magazine Archive

Back from the Normandy beachhead poured 15,000 prisoners wearing the Reichswehr green.

From Time Magazine Archive

As President of the Ibero-American Institute in Berlin, he directs "cultural" relations, but also arranges contacts between aspiring Latin American generals and the Reichswehr.

From Time Magazine Archive

Volkheimer goes inside and returns with a colonel in field uniform: the Reichswehr coat and high belt and tall black boots.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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