Everything about The Reichsmarine totally explained
The
Reichsmarine was the name of the
German Navy during the
Weimar Republic and first two years of
Nazi Germany. It was the naval branch of the
Reichswehr, existing from 1918 to 1935. In 1935 it became the
Kriegsmarine, a branch of the
Wehrmacht; a change implemented by
Adolf Hitler.
Vorläufige Reichsmarine
The Vorläufige Reichsmarine (Provisional Imperial Navy) was formed after the end of
World War I from the
Kaiserliche Marine.
Revolution and the Kapp Putsch
Scuttling of the High Seas Fleet and the Versailles Treaty
The provisions of the Versailles Treaty restricted the German navy to 15,000 men and no submarines, while the fleet was limited to six pre-dreadnought battleships, six cruisers and 12 destroyers. Replacements for the outdated battleships were restricted to a maximum size of 10,000 tons.
Reichsmarine
Tasks of the Reichsmarine
Extent and equipment
The Treaty of Versailles limited the size and armament of the Reichsmarine and prevented it from introducing new technologies. The restrictions were intended to prevent the German navy from becoming a threat to the Allied powers. On the other hand, the Allies had made certain that the Reichsmarine would be in the foreseeable future the strongest power in the Baltic Sea, in order to serve as a counterweight against the new Soviet Union, which was viewed with distrust by the Allies.
The Reichsmarine tried to meet the arms restrictions with secret armament and technical innovations such as the introduction of the
Deutschland class pocket battleships.
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