Part VIII. (Articles 231-247) Reparations Article 231
The allied and associated governments affirm and Germany acknowledges that Germany and her allies are responsible for all losses and damages that the allied and associated governments and their nationals have suffered as a result of the war imposed on them by the aggression of Germany and her allies.
Source: Der Friedensvertrag von Versailles nebst Schlußprotokoll und Rheinlandstatut [The Peace Treaty of Versailles together with the Final Protocol and Rhineland Statute]. Berlin, 1925.
Translation: Adam Blauhut