Kommandogewalt

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"Kommandogewalt" is a German phrase meaning 'right of command'. Traditionally it is used to refer to the broad category prerogatives to command the armed forces and control their peacetime strength and disposition wielded by the German Kaiser from 1871–1918.^[1] This power, belonging solely to the Emperor, was acknowledged in Article 63 of the German Constitution of 1871. On the morning of 25 October 1918, Kaiser Wilhelm II signed draft legislation that limited his Kommandogewalt, making it then subject to the Chancellor.^[2]

References

^ Kundnani, Hans (2015). The Paradox of German Power. New York. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-19-024550-4. OCLC 894931324.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Goemans, H. E. (2012-01-06). War and Punishment: The Causes of War Termination and the First World War. Princeton University Press. p. 287. ISBN 978-1-4008-2395-6.