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Flashback! Remembering Greece’s extreme generosity to Germans

What was good for Germany in 1953 is obviously not good for Greece in 2015

Newsroom July 11 05:57

History doesn’t always repeat itself.

Despite Nazi atrocities and a forced occupation loan, Greece helped Germany recover following World War II.

Exchanging Food for Circus Tickets

And then there was the 50% debt write-off in 1953.

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