The almost forever war

[Skybird]

In a German essay about parallels between the financial disaster in Germany 1922 and the present crisis, I read in a small note that autumn last year Germany has just payed back the last and final rate (200 million Euros) for war reparations that were imposed on it after WW-One.

Almost a hundred years. :o

German essay (http://www.focus.de/finanzen/news/staatsverschuldung/tid-24648/staatsverschuldung-der-vorteil-hoher-schulden_aid_700706.html?drucken=1)

[Catfish]

Now let's look at WW2 ...

[Tribesman]

Now let's look at WW2 ...

Don't mention the war....

Almost a hundred years. :o

Thats because there was a long break in payments and then an agreement which put off any interest repayments for nearly 50 years.
Someone got a bargain.