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In 1923, [[Lithuania]] sent its military forces to seize the area during what is called the "Klaipeda revolt". The French forces put up a token resistance and left, and in 1923 the annexation of the area now called the Klaipeda region by Lithuania was confirmed by the international community. The Germans forced Lithuania to return the area in 1939 after 90% of the people voted for the Nazis.
In 1923, [[Lithuania]] sent its military forces to seize the area during what is called the "Klaipeda revolt". The French forces put up a token resistance and left, and in 1923 the annexation of the area now called the Klaipeda region by Lithuania was confirmed by the international community. The Germans forced Lithuania to return the area in 1939 after 90% of the people voted for the Nazis.
After the German defeat in 1945 the Germans were all expelled and the area came under Lithuania, which renamed the city Klaipėda. The population is about 185,000--two thirds Lithuanians and the rest mostly Russians.
After the German defeat in 1945 the Germans were all expelled and the area came under Lithuania, which renamed the city Klaipėda. The population is about 185,000—two thirds Lithuanians and the rest mostly Russians.
[[Category:German History]]
[[Category:German History]]
[[Category:Lithuania]]
[[Category:Lithuania]]