The Versailles treaty limits the size of the German army
Article 160 of the treaty signed at Versailles in 1919 set a ceiling of 100,000 men for the German army after the March 1920 deadline.
What this does and does not establish
This was the deadline in the original treaty, not proof of compliance. The edition notes that a later protocol at Spa conditionally extended the reduction period to January 1, 1921.
- Region
- Europe
- Theme
- Politics and institutions
- Kind of record
- Placed in a year. A source places this in one year. It is listed under that year; no day precision is invented.
How it is dated
- Date reference
- 1919
- How we use it
- This was the deadline in the original treaty, not proof of compliance. The edition notes that a later protocol at Spa conditionally extended the reduction period to January 1, 1921.
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Sources and quoted text
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Source 1 · Supports the statement
Treaty of Versailles, military clauses
Parties to the peace treaty with Germany
Quoted text (English)
must not exceed one hundred thousand men, including officers and establishments of depots.Source credit and reuse conditions recorded for this source: Public-domain information in Foreign Relations of the United States; credit the volume and document. https://history.state.gov/about/faq/what-is-frus
Exact source version
eb7835b7d8f32b65fd48f58e961f213e2940e1808209e50fd9fc905bbe4c8bbeSource 2 · Context for reading it
Treaty of Versailles, military clauses
Parties to the peace treaty with Germany
Quoted text (English)
conditionally extended from March 31, 1920 until January 1, 1921Source credit and reuse conditions recorded for this source: Public-domain information in Foreign Relations of the United States; credit the volume and document. https://history.state.gov/about/faq/what-is-frus
Exact source version
8ac7836e4477ebb3797868bc11ef1bc54c6307e4f8371947f53bf46c29cfb1c1Checks and changes
Source checked 2026-11-13. An independent AI evidence review supports this bounded, attributed wording. That review does not guarantee historical truth. How records are checked
This is a corrected version of this record. During research, before this release, an earlier version was set aside after independent review. This wording was reviewed separately.
Revision tp20_versailles_r2
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