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The '''Memel territory''' was a strip of land in eastern Europe that was separated from German East Prussia in 1920, and put under French administration.
The area had been conquered by the [[Teutonic Order]] in the Middle Ages, and had belonged to Prussia for at least 500 years. It was inhabited by Germans as the largest part of the population, while a quarter declared itself Lithuanian, and another quarter, as local Memelländer and/or Klaipedians depending on language.
In 1923, Lithuanian military forces occupied the area during what is called the "Klaipeda revolt". The French forces put up a token resistance and left, and later the annexation of the area now called the Klaipeda region by [[Lithuania]] was confirmed by the international community.
[[Category:German History]]
The area had been conquered by the [[Teutonic Order]] in the Middle Ages, and had belonged to Prussia for at least 500 years. It was inhabited by Germans as the largest part of the population, while a quarter declared itself Lithuanian, and another quarter, as local Memelländer and/or Klaipedians depending on language.
In 1923, Lithuanian military forces occupied the area during what is called the "Klaipeda revolt". The French forces put up a token resistance and left, and later the annexation of the area now called the Klaipeda region by [[Lithuania]] was confirmed by the international community.
[[Category:German History]]