Reichswehr
German
Etymology
From Reich (“empire”) + -s- + Wehr (“defense”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʁaɪ̯çsveːɐ̯/
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Proper noun
Reichswehr f (proper noun, genitive Reichswehr)
- (historical) the German army between 1918 and 1935
Declension
Declension of Reichswehr [sg-only, feminine]
Related terms
Further reading
- “Reichswehr” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Reichswehr” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Reichswehr” in Duden online
- Reichswehr on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de