Editing Reichswehr (section)

===Structure===
[[File:Kommandostruktur des Reichsheeres.jpg|thumb|left|Structure of the ''Reichswehr'', 1920–1934]]
The ''Reichswehr'' was divided into the {{Lang|de|Reichsheer}} (army) and the ''[[Reichsmarine]]'' (navy). The {{Lang|de|Reichsheer}} consisted of seven infantry and three cavalry divisions,<ref name=":3"/> with all units renumbered. The Reich's territory was divided into seven military districts. There were two group commands, No. 1 in Berlin and No. 2 in [[Kassel]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gruppenkommandos der Reichswehr und Wehrmacht vor der Mobilmachung |trans-title=Group Commands of the Reichswehr and Wehrmacht Before Mobilisation |url=https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Gruppenkommando/Gliederung.htm |access-date=20 December 2023 |website=Lexikon der Wehrmacht |language=de}}</ref> The navy was allowed a limited number of certain types of ships and boats, with no submarines.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Porter |first=David |title=The Kriegsmarine |publisher=Amber Books Ltd. |year=2010 |isbn=9781907446108 |location=London |pages=11}}</ref> It was divided into Naval Station Baltic Sea and Naval Station North Sea. Under the terms of the Versailles Treaty, the service period for enlisted men and non-commissioned officers in both the army and the navy was 12 years, with 25 years for officers.<ref>{{Cite wikisource|title=Treaty of Versailles/Part_V}} Articles 173, 174 and 194</ref>

The 1921 Defence Law ended the military sovereignty of the states but left [[Saxony]], [[Free People's State of Württemberg|Württemberg]], [[Republic of Baden|Baden]], and [[Bavaria]] with limited independence. Bavaria was special in that Military District VII covered the entire territory of the state with the exception of the [[Palatinate (region)|Palatinate]], and only Bavarians served in the 7th (Bavarian) Division. Until 1924 this unit, known as the Bavarian ''Reichswehr'', enjoyed certain rights of autonomy with respect to the Reich government.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tapken |first=Kai Uwe |date=4 July 2006 |title=Reichswehr in Bayern |trans-title=The Reichswehr in Bavaria |url=https://www.historisches-lexikon-bayerns.de/Lexikon/Reichswehr_in_Bayern |access-date=20 December 2023 |website=Historisches Lexikon Bayerns |language=de}}</ref>