WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Demilitarization means, as defined by the Department of Defense (DOD) in the Defense Material Disposition Manual, DOD 4160.21-M, to be the act of destroying the military offensive or defensive advantages inherent in certain types of equipment or material.

Detailed explanation-2: -Defense Acquisition University defines demilitarization as “eliminates functional capabilities and inherent military design features” of the equipment in question. This may include mutilating, melting, burning, detonating, cutting, or altering the equipment so it cannot be used as initially intended.

Detailed explanation-3: -To demilitarize is to remove all armed forces from an area. When a country brings its troops home at the end of a war, they demilitarize the region. When a government removes its military forces, it demilitarizes the area those troops once occupied.

Detailed explanation-4: -Examples of demilitarisation include: The Treaty of Versailles barred post–World War I Germany from having an air force, armoured vehicles, and certain types of naval vessels. In addition, it established a demilitarised zone in the Rhineland.