HC Deb 28 May 1924 vol 174 cc451-2W
Sir G. BUTLER

asked the Secretary of State for War if he will furnish a statement showing the present number, respectively, of the military forces of the European Powers?

Mr. WALSH

Excluding Colonial armies, the figures are:

Great Britain (excluding troops in India) 156,935
Germany 100,000
Czechslovakia 149,877
Netherlands 163,262
Italy 250,000
Hungary 35,000
Yugo-Slavia 130,000
Austria 21,500
Switzerland 500,000
Soviet Union 1,003,000
Norway 16,000
Sweden 32,000
Denmark 27,000
Finland 30,000
Esthonia 16,000
Latvia 20,000
Lithuania 15,000
Poland 250,000
Greece 110,000
Rumania 125,000
Bulgaria 20,000
Turkey 88,000*
France 732,248
Belgium 86,531
Spain 240,113
Portugal 40,000
* Includes the Forces in Asia Minor.

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