Background
I was a bit baffled about the loaded Greek reaction towards
Germany during Greece’s current financial crisis referring to Nazi Germany and
the like.
Occupation In World War II
Everybody knows that the
German Wehrmacht occupied Greece during World War II. However, according to
Wikipedia, the Fascist Italians invaded first and due to their inability to
defeat the determined Greek defenses, the Germans felt compelled to aid. Greece
was divided between Germans, Italians, and Bulgarians.
First Modern King Of Greece Was A German
Otto, Royal Prince of Bavaria,
became in 1832, shortly after Greece’s Independence, the first modern king of
Greece. His reign was despised as Bavarocracy. He was deposed in 1862. He is
said to have loved the Greeks so much that he was buried in a Greek military
uniform.
His successor was a prince
from Denmark who reigned until 1913, when he was assassinated.
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