The German Army (Deutsches Heer) was the name given the combined armed forces of the
German Empire, also known as the Imperial Army (Reichsheer) or Imperial German Army. The term "Deutsches Heer" is also used for the modern
German Army, the land component of the German
Bundeswehr. The Imperial German Army was formed when the German Empire was formed in 1871, and lasted until 1919, after the defeat of the German Empire in
World War I.
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