Germany to finish paying WWI reparations this week

albionmoonlight · 09-30-2010, 11:03 AM

I had no idea that these were still being collected:

First World War officially ends - Telegraph

SackAttack · 09-30-2010, 11:31 AM

What's interesting is I remember hearing all kinds of things about the WWI reparations in school because of their later connection to Hitler, and I even remember reading that he quit paying them, but I had no idea the country ever resumed those payments after his death.

And tying back into the original point, I don't ever remember reading whether Germany was assessed reparations following WWII.

JediKooter · 09-30-2010, 11:41 AM

Wooohooo!!! Now there will be extra spending money just in time for Oktoberfest.

larrymcg421 · 09-30-2010, 11:42 AM

They should have never had to pay them in the first place.

Greyroofoo · 09-30-2010, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by larrymcg421

They should have never had to pay them in the first place.

Damn straight! Not one piece of sovereign territory lost and those dirty jews betray their country and throw the war....

Oh wait, um, thought we are talking about something else.

Move along.

CraigSca · 09-30-2010, 01:21 PM

I hope they make sure to get a receipt and check their bank account next month to make sure they're still not being charged.

molson · 09-30-2010, 01:27 PM

Hitler can finally rest in peace.

JediKooter · 09-30-2010, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by molson

Hitler can finally rest in peace.

And Von Hindenburg.

Autumn · 10-09-2010, 08:15 PM

That's fascinating. What a job to have had - managing WWI reparations.

EagleFan · 10-09-2010, 08:23 PM

Uh oh, look at what happened the last time they stopped paying them...

BYU 14 · 10-09-2010, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Autumn

That's fascinating. What a job to have had - managing WWI reparations.

Agreed, had no idea this was still being collected.

Dutch · 10-09-2010, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by larrymcg421

They should have never had to pay them in the first place.

Going back to history class...

1. Serbs kill Austrian/Hungarian duke
2. Austria-Hungaria declares war on Serbia
3. Russia declares war on Austria-Hungaria (via pact w/Serbia)
4. Germany declares war on Russia (via pact w/Austria-Hungaria)
5. France and Great Britain declare war on Germany (via pact w/Russia)

Did I get the formalities right here?

JPhillips · 10-09-2010, 09:00 PM

The only thing I'd add is that all of the major powers had been planning for war for years. Part of that planning was mobilization schedules that demanded early mass mobilization in order to be ready if the other guys mass mobilized. Once all those troops got moving towards the fronts there was no stopping a war that everyone thought was inevitable.

stevew · 10-09-2010, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by CraigSca

I hope they make sure to get a receipt and check their bank account next month to make sure they're still not being charged.

Delayed chuckle. I think it was like 2003. I finished paying off a student loan. I owed about 80 bucks but they withdrew a full 250 dollar payment. Took me like 3 weeks to get the balance back. Assholes.

chrisj · 10-09-2010, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by SackAttack

And tying back into the original point, I don't ever remember reading whether Germany was assessed reparations following WWII.

My understanding is that they were.

In fact, I believe many Germany corporations (such as BMW) are still paying due to their use of workers from the concentration camps.

SackAttack · 10-09-2010, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by chrisj

My understanding is that they were.

In fact, I believe many Germany corporations (such as BMW) are still paying due to their use of workers from the concentration camps.

Fascinating. Had never heard that.

Maybe that explains why I can't afford a BMW.

tucking fypo · 10-09-2010, 10:56 PM

I was thinking they did have to pay something called "Third Reich Reparations" to Jews and Third Reich victims. Not sure.

sabotai · 10-09-2010, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by SackAttack

And tying back into the original point, I don't ever remember reading whether Germany was assessed reparations following WWII.

From what I've been able to find through Google, reparations for the 2nd World War were paid mostly by stripping Germany of their industry. They dismantled factories and shipped the machinery to the allies. According to HowStuffWorks (HowStuffWorks "War Reparations - After World War II", the payments to the west ended in 1949.

Some info in wikipedia as well: Effects of World War II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Grammaticus · 10-10-2010, 09:46 AM

Lesson learned, always go for the lump sum payment.

EagleFan · 10-10-2010, 02:00 PM

See what happens when you just make the minimum payment...

Autumn · 10-11-2010, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by EagleFan

See what happens when you just make the minimum payment...

Winner.

RendeR · 10-11-2010, 10:32 AM

Looking through history I find it ridiculously amazing that France and Britain both still exist as sovereign nations. They should have been taken into others so many times its just nuts.

kcchief19 · 10-11-2010, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Dutch

Going back to history class...

1. Serbs kill Austrian/Hungarian duke
2. Austria-Hungaria declares war on Serbia
3. Russia declares war on Austria-Hungaria (via pact w/Serbia)
4. Germany declares war on Russia (via pact w/Austria-Hungaria)
5. France and Great Britain declare war on Germany (via pact w/Russia)

Did I get the formalities right here?

6. Austria-Hungary invades Serbia (in retaliation for killing the duke)
7. Germany invades Belgium and Luxembourg

That's where things went downhill and fast.

JediKooter · 10-11-2010, 01:24 PM

8. Man creates dinosaur
9. Dinosaurs eat man.
10. Woman inherits the earth

OldGiants · 10-12-2010, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by chrisj

My understanding is that they were.

In fact, I believe many Germany corporations (such as BMW) are still paying due to their use of workers from the concentration camps.

Actually the payments come from a trust fund for reparations to those workers. My little sister's first job (at the German bank for which she still works) included handling calls/questions from those receiving the payments in the late 1980's. Getting a 'Where's my check?' call from an old woman who had been at Treblinka definitely puts life in perspective.

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