re: #74 SteveMcGaziBolaGate

I do think that one of the unintended consequences of the treaty was that the Germans were restricted to an army of only 100,000. What wound up happening was that the 100 grand were their best, and they had nothing to do but plot. The Germans didn’t have to spend a whole lot of money on a big army or fortresses.

And when they did abandon the treaty and rearm, they were able to start from scratch with new equipment and doctrines while the allies were still out to re-fight WW1.