It was conceded that the newly formed Weimar Republic did need a military, so on 6 March 1919 a decree established the Vorläufige Reichswehr (Provisional National Defence), consisting of the Vorläufiges Reichsheer (Provisional National Army) and Vorläufige Reichsmarine (Provisional National Navy).
Admitiuse que a recentemente formada República de Weimar necesitaba dun exército, polo que o 6 de marzo de 1919 un decreto estableceu a Vorläufige Reichswehr (Defensa Nacional Provisional), formada polo Vorläufiges Reichsheer (Exército Nacional Provisional) e a Vorläufige Reichsmarine (Armada Nacional Provisional.