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| 1918 | Groener, Wihelm |  |
| The new model Reichswehr armed forces, limited by the Treaty of Versailles to 100,000 army soldiers and 15,000 seamen, remains fully under the control of the German officer class despite its nominal re-organisation |
| 1919 | Bauer, Gustav | |
| 20th June Versailles Bauer's cabinet approves the Treaty of Versailles to avoid an Allied invasion |
| 28th June Alsace Lorraine Alsace-Lorraine is ceded to France |
| 28th June Versailles German colonies are divided between the Allies |
| 28th June Versailles Germany is to accept war guilt & pay reparations to the Allies |
| 28th June Rhineland Included in the Treaty is the demilitarization of the Rhineland |
| 28th June Posen Posen is ceded to Poland |
| 28th June Prussia Prussia is ceded to Poland |
| 28th June Versailles The treaty of Versailles is signed |
| 7th July Berlin The Treaty of Versailles is ratified by Germany |
| 1919 | Erzberger, Mathias | |
| 28th June Versailles Acceptence by the Assembly is conveyed to Clemenceau within 19 minutes of the deadline |
| 28th June Versailles At Versailles Germany sign a treaty that assigns full responsibility for causing the conflict (Article 231, the "war guilt clause") and calls for the creation of an international reparations commission to determine the amount due to the Allies |
| 28th June Versailles Signed by Erzberger in the Versailles Hall of Mirrors |
| 1919 | Scheidemann, Phillip | |
| June Berlin Scheidemann resignes along with the DDP owing to disagreement with the Treaty of Versailles |
| 19th June Versailles Refuses to sign the treaty of Versailles |
| 20th June Berlin Resigns rather than sign the treaty of Versailles |
| 20th June Berlin Says "may the hand wither that signs such a treaty" |
| 1919 | Stressman, Gustav | |
| Versailles Opposes the treaty of Versailles |
| 1920 | Fehrenbach, Konstantin | |
| 10th Jan Berlin The Treaty of Versailles comes into effect |
| 1925 | Stressman, Gustav | |
| Locarno In its final form the treaty of Mutual Guarantee, or Rhineland Pact, as it was more popularly known, confirmed Germany's frontiers with Belgium and France as established at Versailles , including the DMZ |
| 1928 | Raeder, Erich | |
| Versailles The German Navy circumvents the treaty by including pocket battle ships & submarines |
| 1935 | Hitler, Adolf | |
| Mar Hitler repudiates the military restrictions of the treaty of Versailles |
| 16th Mar Versailles Announces abrogation of the treaty of Versailles & expansion of the Army to 36 Divs |
| 16th Mar Berlin The Nazis decree compulsory military service in defiance of the treaty of Versailles |
| 17th April The League of Nations condemns the German violation of the Versailles treaty, no action is taken |
| 1936 | Hitler, Adolf | |
| 7th Mar Rhineland Hitler occupies the Rhineland in contravention of Versailles , an act of war |
| 1937 | Hitler, Adolf | |
| 30th Jan Berlin Address es the Reichstag proclaiming "withdrawal" from the Treaty of Versailles |
| 30th Jan Berlin Proclaims to the Reichstag "withdrawal of the German signature" from Versailles |
| 7th Sep Berlin Calls an end to the treaty of Versailles |
