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East Prussia after the ultimatum took force; the Klaipėda Region/Memelland is depicted in blue and East Prussia in red. On 20 March 1939, Nazi Germany's foreign minister Joachim von Ribbentrop presented an oral ultimatum to Juozas Urbšys, foreign minister of Lithuania.
After the March 1939 ultimatum regarding the Klaipėda Region, Germany accounted for 75% of Lithuanian exports and 86% of its imports. [1] To solidify its influence, Germany suggested a German–Lithuanian military alliance against Poland and promised to return the Vilnius Region, but Lithuania held to its policy of strict neutrality. [2]
20 March 1939, German ultimatum to Lithuania was an oral ultimatum presented to Juozas Urbšys, foreign minister of Lithuania, by Joachim von Ribbentrop, foreign minister of Nazi Germany. The Germans demanded that Lithuania give up the Klaipėda region (Memelland), or the Wehrmacht would invade Lithuania.
The Baltic states, recently Sovietized by threats, force, and fraud, generally welcomed the German armed forces. [34] In Lithuania, a revolt broke out and an independent provisional government was established. As the German armies approached Riga and Tallinn, attempts to reestablish national governments were made. Baltic citizens hoped that the ...
When Germany invaded Poland in September 1939, Lithuania maintained a policy of strict neutrality, refusing repeated German offers for a joint attack on Poland to capture Vilnius. [46] Instead, Lithuania interned about 15,000 Polish soldiers and accepted about 35,000 Polish civilian refugees. [ 1 ]
The Lithuanian cabinet decided to give in to the German ultimatum and cede the Memel Territory to Germany. [31] The National University of Cuyo was established in Argentina. Born: Tommy Davis, baseball player, in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2022) Died: Evald Aav, 39, Estonian composer
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Similarly, Lithuania signed a trade agreement with Germany in May 1926. Lithuania was the key to improved relationship with the Soviet Union. In exchange for Soviet recognition of Lithuania's claim to Vilnius, the countries signed a non-aggression pact in September 1926. [15] The situation appeared to be stable for the Baltic states.