Peace Treaty of Versailles - Fransamaltingvongeusau.com

THE FIRST WORLD WAR AND THE PEACE TREATIES 88
ARTICLE 179
Germany agrees, from the coming into force of the present Treaty, not to accredit nor to
send to any foreign country any military, naval or air mission, nor to allow any such
mission to leave her territory, and Germany further agrees to take appropriate measures to
prevent German nationals from leaving her territory to become enrolled in the Army,
Navy or Air service of any foreign Power, or to be attached to such Army, Navy or Air
service for the purpose of assisting in the military, naval or air training thereof, or
otherwise for the purpose of giving military, naval or air instruction in any foreign
country.
The Allied and Associated Powers agree, so far as they are concerned, from the coming
into force of the present Treaty, not to enroll in no r to attach to their armies or naval or air
forces any German national for the purpose of assisting in the military training of such
armies or naval or air forces, or otherwise to employ any such German national as
military, naval or aeronautic instructor.
The present provision does not, however, affect the right of France to recruit for the
Foreign Legion in accordance with French military laws and regulations.
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SECTION II
NAVAL CLAUSES
ARTICLE 181
After the expiration of a period of two months from the coming into force of the present
Treaty the German naval forces in commission must not exceed:
- 6 battleships of the Deutschland or Lothringen type, 6 light cruisers, 12 destroyers,
12 torpedo boats,
- or an equal number of ships constructed to replace them as provided in Article l90.
No submarines are to be included.
All other warships, except where there is provision to the contrary in the present Treaty,
must be placed in reserve or devoted to commercial purposes.
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ARTICLE 190
Germany is forbidden to construct or acquire any warships other than those intended to
replace the units in commission provided for in Article l81 of the present Treaty
The warships intended for replacement purposes as above shall not exceed the following
displacement:
Armoured ships 10,000 tons
Light cruisers 6,000 tons
Destroyers 800 tons
Torpedo boats 200 tons
Except where a ship has been lost, units of the different classes shall only be replaced at
the end of a period of twenty years in the case of battleships and cruisers, and fifteen
years in the case of destroyers and torpedo boats, counting from the launching of the ship.