Weimar politics and Lugers

alanint · 07-29-2011, 09:11 AM

Actually, Mexico was seriously considering Germany's offer. German advisers had made up part of the Mexican Army's training cadre for many years by that point. The Mexican army was armed with German Mausers. There were serious border tensions, (Pancho Villa had recently raided Columbus, New Mexico, sparking the Pershing Punitive Expedition). The Mexican Goverment wanted all the territories north of the existing border, which were taken from them back.

07-29-2011, 09:11 AM	#9
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	Actually, Mexico was seriously considering Germany's offer. German advisers had made up part of the Mexican Army's training cadre for many years by that point. The Mexican army was armed with German Mausers. There were serious border tensions, (Pancho Villa had recently raided Columbus, New Mexico, sparking the Pershing Punitive Expedition). The Mexican Goverment wanted all the territories north of the existing border, which were taken from them back.