During the negotiations of the deal, Germany did not want the term "reparations for war crimes" to be used, as it could open the door to individual claims.

Berlin did not want the term "reparations for war crimes" to be used, as this could open the door to a chain of individual claims.

  • Budwig_v_1337hoven [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    fun fact: Germany paid only 115 Million DM to Greece in exchange for them dropping their prosecution of German war criminals. You know, the Greece where Germany razed entire villages and laid the groundwork for one of the most bloody civil wars in European history (between communists and fash, no less)

    Also Not A Reparation - because then, everyone would ask for a hand-out, can't have that lol

    • Vncredleader
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      4 years ago

      It becomes even more galling when you bring into it the fact that the Nazis paid off the expenses of their invasion of Greece.......by giving themselves a no-interest loan from Greece's national bank It is around 12.48 billion euros

      • Budwig_v_1337hoven [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        That's so despicable; never heard about it. Apparently the sum is estimated to be anywhere between 3 to 575 billion, depending on who you listen to... Pretty nuts all around

    • SoyViking [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      And yet the mainstream view on Greco-German relations is still reactionary bullshit about lazy Greeks mooching off hard-working Germans.