1.1k Views. Well, the torch is must less than a symbol than the flame that it holds. Back in the day, when Ancient Greece held the Olympics-there a sacred flame was lit from the sunâs rays at Olympia, and stayed lit until the Games were completed.
Germany finishes paying WWI reparations, ending century of 'guilt'. Few people in Germany noted the country's final $94 million WWI reparations payment on Sunday. Some historians say that's for the best. October 4, 2010. The Reichstag building is illuminated with a German flag during a reception marking the 20th anniversary of Germany's reunification in Berlin, Germany, on Oct. 3.
2. Germany had to pay 6,600 million (called Reparations) for the damage done during the war. 3. Germany was forbidden to have submarines or an air force. She could have a navy of only six battleships, and an Army of just 100,000 men.