USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The German army was restricted to 100, 000 men; the general staff was eliminated; the manufacture of armoured cars, tanks, submarines, airplanes, and poison gas was forbidden; and only a small number of specified factories could make weapons or munitions.

Detailed explanation-2: -Following the ratification of the Treaty of Versailles, firm restrictions were placed on the German military, most notably, the entire army was restricted to just 100, 000 men, while the navy was reduced to just 15, 000 men.

Detailed explanation-3: -Even now Germany remains bound by military constraints-under the Treaty for the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany, which returned the country’s sovereignty in 1991, German armed forces are limited to 370, 000 personnel, of whom no more than 345, 000 are allowed to be in the army and air force.

Detailed explanation-4: -The German army was to be limited to 100, 000 men. Conscription was forbidden. The treaty restricted the Navy to vessels under 10, 000 tons, with a ban on the acquisition or maintenance of a submarine fleet. Germany was forbidden to maintain an air force.

Detailed explanation-5: -In total, the Allied powers allowed Germany’s navy to have just 36 ships in total, with strict limitations regarding the type, size, and replacement periods for each ship.