User:Ldhraven/Battle of Klaipeda

Klaipėda (pronounced [ˈklaɪpeːda]( listen); German: Memel) is a city in Lithuania situated at the mouth of the Nemunas River where it flows into the Baltic Sea. It is the third largest city in Lithuania and the capital of Klaipėda County. The city has a complex recorded history, partially due to the combined regional importance of the Port of Klaipėda, a usually ice-free port on the Baltic Sea, and the Akmena - Dange River. It has been controlled by the Teutonic Knights, the Duchy of Prussia, the Kingdom of Prussia, the German Empire, the Entente States immediately after World War I, Lithuania as a result of the 1923 Klaipėda Revolt, and the Third Reich following the 1939 German ultimatum to Lithuania.

The Battle On January 25, 1943, the war was waining and Himmler's soldiers situated in the Northern parts of Germany were desperate to leave their mark just in case the