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| '''Lithuania Minor''', or ''Mažoji Lietuva'', is the historic name of the coastland of ] around ], river ] and the ]. In mediaval ages it was partly ]n and ]n. From ] to ] it belonged to ], from ] to ] it was governed by ] as ''Memelland district''. In ] Lithuanian troops took over control. |
'''Lithuania Minor''', or ''Mažoji Lietuva'', (] ''Memelland'') is the historic name of the coastland of ] around ], (''Memel''), river ] and the ]. In mediaval ages it was partly ]n and ]n. From ] on it shares history of Prussia: under the rule of ] until ], then part of ] until ] and then until ] part of the ]. From the beginning to the end of ], this is from ] to ] it belonged to ], from ] to ] it was governed by ] as ''Memelland district''. In ] Lithuanian troops took over control. From ] on, it was gouverned under ] by Lithuania to end autonomy of German majority. In March ] in was handed back from Lithuania to Germany, being again part of ] until the end of Second World War and the ]. | ||
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Lithuania Minor, or Mažoji Lietuva, (German Memelland) is the historic name of the coastland of Lithuania around Klaipeda, (Memel), river Nemunas and the Curonian Lagoon. In mediaval ages it was partly Prussian and Lithuanian. From 1328 on it shares history of Prussia: under the rule of Teutonic Order until 1525, then part of Ducal Prussia until 1701 and then until 1918 part of the Kingdom of Prussia. From the beginning to the end of Imperial Germany, this is from 1871 to 1920 it belonged to Germany, from 1920 to 1923 it was governed by France as Memelland district. In 1923 Lithuanian troops took over control. From 1926 on, it was gouverned under Martial Law by Lithuania to end autonomy of German majority. In March 1939 in was handed back from Lithuania to Germany, being again part of East Prussia until the end of Second World War and the Expulsion of Germans after World War II.