German troops marching in the Klaipeda region, 1939

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The German Wehrmacht marches in the Memel Territory: A division of the landing corps of the German Navy is lined up on the Preussenkai in the port of Memel (Klaipeda). In the foreground two cars of a Panzerspaehabteilung (Psw 222, Lettow-Vorbeck and Steuben), left Wehrmacht teams (BMW R12 ), in the background minesweepers (including M 75 and M 85) and left an escort vessel flotilla can be seen.

Photographer:

Scherl

Date:

23.03.1939

Location:

Lithuania

Image ID:

00340042

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4954px x 3753px

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

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Scherl/Süddeutsche Zeitung Photo

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Historical archives

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Integration of the Memelland into the German Reich 24.03.1939

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Keywords:

Army Bayerische Motoren Werke German Reich German troops march German-Lithuanian treaty Germany Klaipeda Lithuania Marine Corps landing Memel Territory Memellang National Socialism National Socialist Navy Nazi Nazism Panzerspaehwagen Panzerspaehwagen Sd.Kfz. 222 Preussenkai Psw 222 Third Reich Wehrmacht Wehrmacht team annexation chaser conflicts corps flotilla harbor historical integration of Memel landing landing party logo military mine countermeasures vessel minesweepers motorcycle navy politics quay scout car sidecar soldier special automobile troop troops unrest warship

Headline:

German troops marching in the Klaipeda region, 1939

Date:

23.03.1939

Photographer:

Scherl

Image ID:

00340042