The Treaty of Versailles END TO WORLD WAR I

Article 42-43 "Germany is forbidden to maintain or construct any fortifications either on the
left bank of the Rhine [River] or on the right bank to the west of a line drawn [30 miles] to
the East of the Rhine"--armed forces of all kinds permanently forbidden in the zone

Article 45 "As compensation for the destruction of the coal-mines in the north of France and
as part payment towards the total reparations due from Germany . . . Germany cedes to
France in full and absolute possession . . .the coal mines situated in the Saar basin"

Article 51 "The territories which were ceded to Germany [in 1871] are restored to French
sovereignty . ." Germany, also, to restore all property, etc. to institutions and individuals;
France to have the right to retain and liquidate all property, etc. possessed by German
nationals or societies

Article 87/89 "Germany . . . recognizes the complete independence of Poland, and

renounces in her favor [all former Polish territory in possession of Germany, excepting East
Prussia]." [Poland to give freedom of transit to persons and goods and communications
between east Prussia and the rest of Germany over Polish territory --goods to be exempt from
duties]

Article 116 "Germany acknowledges and agrees to respect as permanent and inalienable
the independence of all the territories which were part of the former Russian Empire on
August 1, 1914"

Article 119 "Germany renounces . . all her rights and title over her overseas possessions
[namely, German East Africa, German South-West Africa, Cameroons, Togoland]"

Article 159, 160, 162 "The German military forces shall be demobilized and reduced . . .
The Great General Staff shall be dissolved . . .the total number of [troops] not to exceed the
maximum of 100,000 [4,000 officers and 96,000 other ranks] by March 31, 1920"

Article 173 "Universal compulsory military service shall be abolished (required military
service for all citizens) . . . the German Army may only be constituted and recruited by
means of voluntary enlistment"

Article 181-197 (sets limits on naval forces and forbids the construction and use of
submarines)

Article 198, 199, 201 The armed forces of Germany must not include any military or naval
air forces" (also forbids manufacture or importation of aircraft)

Article 231 " . . Germany accepts the responsibility of Germany and her allies for causing all
the loss and damage to which the Allied and Associated governments and their nationals
have been subjected as a consequence of the war imposed upon them by the aggression of
Germany and her allies"

Article 232, 233, 235 " . .Germany undertakes that she will make compensation for all
damage done to the civilian population of the Allied and Associated Powers and to their
property by . . . aggression by land, by sea and from the air. ." [Including complete
restoration of Belgium]. The amount of damage and the schedule of payments to be notified
to the German government on or before May 1, 1921; 20 billion gold marks to be paid on
account up to May 1921

Article 428 "As a guarantee for the execution of the present Treaty by Germany, the
German territory situated to the west of the Rhine, together with the bridgeheads, will be
occupied by Allied and Associated troops for a period of 15 years"

Article 245 Germany to restore to France "the trophies, archives, historic souvenirs or works
of art carried away from France by the German authorities in the course of the war of 187071 and during this last war . . . particularly the French flags taken in the course of the war of
1870-71 . ."