Bread Voucher

During the difficult years of the German occupation, the Greek economy could not cover the needs of the Greek population. Production was limited and the country was forced to import a significant percentage of the food it needed, as domestic production covered 80% of the population. In 1938 Greece imported 38% of its needs in wheat, 26% in legumes and 21% in meat. The price of bread increased 89 times between 1941-2. In the conquered countries the bread was distributed by coupon. The wheat flour was non-existent; the bread was made from whatever was available: corn flour, barley, boiled potato.