Article 231 from the Treaty of Versailles, 28 June 1919 
 Article 231 from the Treaty of Versailles, 28 June 1919 
 Source: J. Remak (ed.), The Nazi Years: A Documentary History, (Prentice - Hall, 1969), p.20. Article 231 
 The Allied and Associated Governments affirm and Germany accepts the responsibility of Germany and her allies for causing all the loss and damage to which the Allied and Associated Governments and their nationals have been subjected as a consequence of the war imposed upon them by the aggression of Germany and her allies.