During WWI and WWII two many of them were shot.
In addition, following WWI (at the direction of Winston Churchill and his helpers) many of them starved or died from malnutrition as a result of an Allied Good Blockade aimed at civilians as well.
They weakened the forces by reducing their soldiers to a 1000000 men
Disarmament
Disarmament
Disarmament
Following World War I, the German armed forces were drastically reduced by the Treaty of Versailles. They were left with barely enough forces to defend their borders.
They were reduced in size and limited budget
You really need to say what time you are asking about. After World War 1 Germany was officially allowed only 100,000 men in the army, 15,000 in the navy and no airforce at all. After World War 2 the German armed forces were dissolved but re-established (within NATO) in 1955. The settlement of 1990, which allowed for German reunification but was also a peace treaty, set an upper limit of 360,000 on Germany's armed forces.
England has armed forces. The armed forces are commonly known as the British Armed Forces. The British armed forces consist of the Royal Navy and Royal Marine Corps, the British Army and the Royal Air Force.
At the end of World War II, there were over 23 million men and women in uniform. It was imperative that that number be reduced because it was unsustainable. So, the forces were reduced and munitions were decommission at several places across the country.
An Armed Forces Qualification Test is a test used to determine qualification for enlistment into the armed forces.
It's eather or... im a member of the armed forces, Navy to be exact. I've been in five years and normally it's said "Enlist in the Armed Forces." ie. He and/or She is enlist ed/ing in the armed forces.
The branch of the US armed forces that has admirals is the Navy. The armed forces is made up of the army, air forces and the navy.