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The Klaipėda Region (Lithuanian: Klaipėdos kraštas) or Memel Territory (German: Memelland or Memelgebiet; French: Territoire de Memel) was defined by the Treaty of Versailles in ...
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Memel Territory (Memelland), the area separated from Germany by the Treaty of Versailles, later called Klaipėda Region; Battle of Memel, a siege of the city, from late 1944 to early ...
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Memel Territory German, Memelgebiet or Memelland, former German territory on the east coast of the Baltic Sea, now part of Lithuania. The city of...

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Memel Territory (German, Memelgebiet or Memelland), former German territory on the east coast of the Baltic Sea, now part of Lithuania. The city of Memel, now called Klaipėda, was the capital of the territory. Lithuania seized the region early in 1923, and the next year the League of Nations made it a Lithuanian autonomous district. In March 1939, Germany obtained control of the territory. In October 1944, during World War II, it was taken by Soviet forces.