Reparations payments started coming due in 1921. The German government, wrestling with inflation and debt, resisted payment from the beginning.
The German right opposed paying reparations altogether and condemned the national political leaders as the “November criminals.” Some centrist political figures were assassinated by the right.
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Symphony No. 3
Composed in 1883 by Johannes Brahms. Public domain.
Performed by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra. Public domain recording. Source.
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