VERSAILLES TREATY,
ARTICLES 42-44.
Section III.
LEFT BANK OF THE RHINE.
Article 42.
Germany is forbidden to maintain or construct any fortifications either on the left bank of the Rhine or on the right bank to the west of a line drawn 50 kilometers to the East of the Rhine.
Article 43.
In the area defined above, the maintenance and the assembly of armed forces, either permanently or temporarily, and military manoeuvres of any kind,'as well as the upkeep of all permanent works for mobilization, are in the same way forbidden.
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Article 44.
In case Germany violates in any manner whatever the provisions of Articles 42 and 43, she shall be regarded as committing a hostile act against the Powers signatory of the present Treaty and as calculated to disturb the peace of the world.
Articles 42-44 of the Versailles Treaty, prohibiting German fortifications or military activities in the Rhineland
Authors
Date: 28 June 1919
Literal Title: Section III. Left Bank of the Rhine
Total Pages: 1
Language of Text: English
Source of Text: Nazi conspiracy and aggression (Office of United States Chief of Counsel for Prosecution of Axis Criminality. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1946.)
Evidence Code: TC-5
Citations: IMT (page 941), IMT (page 942)
HLSL Item No.: 450645