SECRET ARMY.
FRENCH ALLEGATIONS AGAINST GERMANY MANY, OFFICERS i (Times Cables.) PARIS, Nov. 23. Le Journal correspondent declares that the German official army of 100,00J men is stronger than 'supposed, thei number of privates being 38,000, corporals 38,000, sergeants "20,297, staff officers, 619, including 39 generals, and 106 brevet colonels. There are 596 phantom companies apart from regular companies' of the Reichswehr. The annual, cost of the army' is £35,000,000, whereas the old Imperial army of 900,000 men cost £30,000,000.;
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10753, 26 November 1928, Page 5
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