Anglo-German Naval Agreement

The Anglo-German Naval Agreement was an naval arms regulation treaty.


History

Germany's right to build a military navy was restricted by the Treaty of Versailles.

Negotiations began between the governments of Hitler and MacDonald; the Royal Navy was being actively rearmed, and the British delegation sought to update restrictions for the German Navy in a proportional manner. There were several motivations from the British perspective:

This agreement effectively amended the Treaty of Versailles unilaterally, as British defection from the negotiated position made it untenable.


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