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The German army in which Kleist served before being discharged in 1938 was..?
the Reichswehr
the Wehrmacht
the SS
the Abwehr
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The Reichswehr was the German army from 1919 to 1935. It was formed after the German defeat in World War I, and was limited in size by the Treaty of Versailles. In 1935, the Reichswehr was renamed the Wehrmacht, and its size was increased. Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist served in the Reichswehr before being discharged in 1938.
Diving into History: The Remarkable Life of Field Marshal Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist
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