Black Reichswehr

Black Reichswehr (German: Schwarze Reichswehr) was the name for the illegal paramilitary formations created by the Germans during the time of the Weimar Republic; it was raised despite restrictions imposed by the Versailles Treaty. The secret organization was dissolved in 1923.

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