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The Radfahr-Abteilung 1 of the Wehrmacht marches into Memelland, 1939

Headline:

The Radfahr-Abteilung 1 of the Wehrmacht marches into Memelland, 1939

Image text:

The German Wehrmacht occupies the Klaipeda region after the German-Lithuanian treaty, here the invasion of a squadron of the Radfahr-Abteilung 1.

Photographer:

Scherl

Date:

23.03.1939

Location:

Lithuania

Image ID:

00340037

Dimensions:

3483px x 4958px

Usage:

No model release, no property release. No commercial, merchandising or advertising use without release by SZ Photo

Copyright Notice:

Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo

Collection:

Historical archives

From collection:

Integration of the Memelland into the German Reich 24.03.1939

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Keywords:

National Socialism Nazi Third Reich unrest conflicts military politics historical city streetlife Absperrdienst Bicycling squad German troops invasion German-Lithuanian treaty Germany Klaipeda Klaipeda region Lithuania Memel Memel Territory Nazi state Nazism Wehrmacht army bicycle cyclists foreign policy infantry integration of Memel marching military bicycle military cyclists occupation people soldier swastika flag troops

Headline:

The Radfahr-Abteilung 1 of the Wehrmacht marches into Memelland, 1939

Date:

23.03.1939

Photographer:

Scherl

Image ID:

00340037