ANGLO-GERMAN NAVAL AGREEMENT


Meaning of ANGLO-GERMAN NAVAL AGREEMENT in English

(1935) Bilateral concord between Britain and Germany countenancing a German navy but limiting it to 35% of the size of the British navy.

Part of the process of appeasement before World War II, the agreement allowed Germany to violate restrictions imposed by the Treaty of Versailles , prompting international criticism and driving a wedge between the French and the British.

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