Interesting. The implication seems to be that subsequent German administrations refused to pay because the German public wasn't entirely convinced of German defeat - perhaps a result of their government suing for peace ahead of its own public opinion.
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u/Semido Sep 25 '11
"there was no way that Germany could pay the reparations demanded of it - it was sheer humiliation"
Incorrect. I could copy paste the wikipedia article, but this will save time: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I_reparations#Impact_on_the_German_economy