Imperial German Army

German Army
German Army
Deutsches Heer (German)
	Standards of the Emperor
	Reichskriegsflagge
Motto	Gott mit uns
Founded	16 April 1871
Disbanded	6 March 1919
Service branches	Heer (army); Schutztruppe (colonial troops); Luftstreitkräfte (air force); Abteilung III b (counterintelligence); ;
Headquarters	Großes Hauptquartier 52°31′N 13°22′E / 52.52°N 13.37°E
Leadership
Commander-in-chief	German Emperor(1871 - 1918); President of the Reich(1918 - 1919);
Governing body	General Staff Supreme Army Command (1916–1919);
Chief of the General Staff	Moltke the Elder (first); Hans von Seeckt (last)
Personnel
Military age	17–45
Conscription	2–3 years; compulsory service
Active personnel	14,250,000+ (total served) See full list: Abushiri Revolt ; Hehe Rebellion ; Bafut Wars ; Battle of Adibo ; Boxer Rebellion ; Adamawa Wars ; Kavango Uprising ; Herero Wars ; Maji Maji Rebellion ; Sokehs Rebellion ; World War I ; Finnish Civil War ; Ukrainian War of Independence ; Greater Poland Uprising ; German Revolution ;
Expenditure
Budget	US$45 billion (total; 1914–18); (US$1.3 trillion in 2022)
Related articles
History	Germany during World War I
Ranks	German military ranks

The Imperial German Army (1871–1919), officially referred to as the German Army (German: Deutsches Heer), was the unified ground and air force of the German Empire. It was established in 1871 with the political unification of Germany under the leadership of Prussia, and was dissolved in 1919, after the defeat of the German Empire in World War I (1914–1918). In the Federal Republic of Germany, the term Deutsches Heer refers to the German Army, the land component of the Bundeswehr.