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World War II

SYRIZA MEP Glezos: 'Germany Refuses to See Reality on War Reparations'

The issue of the German war reparations to Greece has been transferred from Greece to Germany, stated Europarliament SYRIZA deputy Manolis Glezos clarifying that is not a difference between the two countries but between the German people and their...

Chancellor Merkel Mentions WWII Reparations to Greece

Germans have a special responsibility to face with attention, sensitivity and understanding everything the country caused during the Nazi era, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a message for the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. "Those...

Two More Germans Pay their Share of Greek Loan to Germany in WWII

Two German citizens who visit Greece every year paid their share of the loan the country was forced to give Germany during the Third Reich occupation. Ιllο Mechlinski-Gerwinn and Gerhard Gerwinn reside in Pitsidia of Faistos municipality in Heraklion, Crete...

Legal Experts: Greece Has Grounds for WWII Reparations

A growing number of legal experts are supporting Greece's demands over the German war reparations from the country's brutal Nazi occupation during World War II. Despite the official German refusal to address the issue, legal experts say now Athens...

German Politicians in Support of Greek Plea for War Reparations

Leading politicians from the junior partner in Germany's coalition government expressed their support to the idea that Germany should pay reparations from World War II to Greece, saying that it is their country's moral and legal duty. In an...

German Couple Visits Greece and Pay Share of War Reparations

A German couple who recently visited Greece decided to take the first step towards the redemption of the Greek World War II reparations. The two Germans, Nina Lahge and Ludwich Zacaro, calculated that their share from the war reparations...

Why Germany Rejects Greece's Claims for WW II Reparations

Germany rejected Greece's demands for World War II reparations after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras accused Berlin of using legal tricks to avoid the issue. Greece's prime minister has asked that Germany pays back more than 160 billion euros for the...

Historic Bridge in Arta to Be Rebuilt After Collapse

The Greek Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Christos Spirtzis announced today, February 2 that it is technically feasible to restore the historic bridge in Plaka, Arta which collapsed on Sunday due to bad weather conditions. Spirtzis immediately traveled to...

Germany Owes Greece 11 Billion Euros From the Nazi Occupation Loan

Germany owes the impressive amount of 11 billion euros to Greece, solely due to the forced occupation loan taken by the Nazis during World War II and which remains unpaid until today, a new official Greek report, handed to...

Der Standard: Germany Owes Greece 1.5 Trillion Drachmas

The Austrian newspaper Der Standard published an extensive article regarding Germany’s debt to Greece, mainly from the forced loan and war compensations after the 3.5-year Nazi occupation. The article is based on a confidential report which was conducted by...