A quick read concerning the 1912 budget increase required by the Imperial German “Defense Bills” which called for a growth of the German army and navy. The expansion of the fleet was to include eight battleships and nine cruisers of various sizes and provide for further additions later. The German Army was to be furnished with two additional army corps.
KEY WORDS: 1912 War Preparations in Germany, Military Preparedness in Pre-World War I Germany, The Kaiser and His Navy,Imperial German Navy Law,Military Spending + Pre-World War I Europe,Imperial German Navy Law Amendment,German Naval Budget in World War One,German Army in World War One,German Military Spending Before World War I,Kaiser and His Army,Military Spending in Pre-World War I Germany