Hitler introduced conscription to get men from aged 19 to sign up for the army.
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In March 1935 Hitler reintroduced compulsory military service for all able bodied men reaching age 19.
I have one with a swastika lite up on top of a round tower in Befreiungsjabr 1935
In 1862, Congress introduced a militia law that required states to use conscription, which is the drafting of people for military services.
The Conscription Act of 1917
There were a number of restrictions placed on the German Army following World War 1. They were allowed no more than 100,000 men in the military, no conscription and their Navy was limited to 15,000.