How Germany Cheated Versailles

[dexter]

How the Germans cheated on the Treaty of Versailles. How effective were their efforts? And why did they cooperate so closely with the Soviet Union - its former and future - enemy? What did the Allies know about the German efforts? This video takes a look at the Treaty of Versailles restrictions, especially on the German Industry, the Treaty of Rapallo (1922), the German-Soviet Cooperation with the Flight School at Lipetsk and the Tank School at Kazan. Additionally, on how the Secret General Staff (Truppenamt) was established, the creation of the Shadow Luftwaffe, the build-up of reserves and the creation of a strong framework of highly trained and qualified personnel.

 

[war&peace]

Conclusion: Pride hath a fall.

 

[Quasar]

Versailles was unfair and unrealistic everbody knew it including UK and France. Therefore it can hardly be called cheating

 

[dexter]

Versailles was unfair and unrealistic everbody knew it including UK and France. Therefore it can hardly be called cheating

Agree, but its quite astonishing to see how they were able to recover from their defeat in under such harsh reistrictions and fooled the Allies which allowed them to turn the tide of WW2 in its intital stages specially the total dominance on french which were still living in WW1.

 

[Nein]

Agree, but its quite astonishing to see how they were able to recover from their defeat in under such harsh reistrictions and fooled the Allies which allowed them to turn the tide of WW2 in its intital stages specially the total dominance on french which were still living in WW1.

Out of all Central Powers the Austria, Hungary, Ottoman Empire which is now Turkey and Bulgaria all became weakened after the war.

Germany was punished the most but lets not forget that Germany before WW1 was an industrial powerhouse and were only defeated militarily and internally but Germany had a strong industrial base which allowed them to recover to their full strength the same cant be said for the former Central Powers. Turkey spent most of its time recovering but it was also plagued with internal problems.