Remilitarisation

In January 18, 1919, the Paris Peace Conference was held in Versailles. During the Peace Conference the Treaty of Versailles was negotiated and signed on June 28, 1919, in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles near Paris. By the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was required to abolish compulsory military service; to reduce its army to 100,000; to demilitarize all the territory on the left bank of the Rhine River and also that on the right bank to a depth of 50 km (31 mi); to stop all importation, exportation, and nearly all production of war material; to limit its navy to 24 ships, with no submarines, the naval personnel not to exceed 15,000; and to abandon all military and naval aviation by October 1, 1919. With the rise of the Nazi regime, Germany denounced the disarmament clauses of the Versailles Treaty, created a new air force, reintroduced conscription, and remilitarized the Rhineland.