Lastenausgleich ("Burden Equalization") was the post-World War II program and law to recompense Germans for damages incurred during the war. == Background == Between 1939 and 1948, millions of Germans had lost most or all of their property due to bombings from Allied attacks or expulsion from their homes outside of Germany; others lost all their wealth due to currency reform.
Lastenausgleich ("Burden Equalization") was the post-World War II program and law to recompense Germans for damages incurred during the war. == Background == Between 1939 and 1948, millions of Germans had lost most or all of their property due to bombings from Allied attacks or expulsion from their homes outside of Germany; others lost all their wealth due to currency reform.
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