Original sentence: The Bundeswehr does not consider itself successor of the Reichswehr (1921–1935), and the Wehrmacht (1935–1945) and does not follow the traditions of any former German military organisation
Edited sentence: The Bundeswehr was preceded by the former German state armies, then the Reichswehr (1921–1935), and the Wehrmacht (1935–1945).The Bundeswehr, however, does not consider itself as their successors and does not follow the traditions of any former German military organisation