Kriegsmarine in Memel 1939.

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Kriegsmarine in Memel 1939.

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Hello to all :D; a little story...........................

The German Fleet at Memel.

In the sea off Memel, were the three pocket battleships "Deustchland", "Admiral Graf Spee" and "Admiral Scheer" and the three cruisers "Nürnberg", "Köln" and "Leipzig". The Konteradmiral Lütjens assumed command of all land, sea and air forces on that occasion.

At 10:00 hours the German Fleet under the command of Admiral Boehm approached and anchored in the harbor of Memel. In the port city, landed three landing corps (formed with the crews of the pocket battleships, cruisers and destroyers) with a strenght of 1200 men under the command of Fregattenkapitän Rollmann; These troops formed the garrison of the city with the Fregattenkapitän Rollmann as Commander of it.

After noon the Torpedero "Leopard" approached the "Deutschland" and transported the Führer to the port of Memel. When AH stepped ashore at 15:45 hours, the sirens blared and rang the bells of the churches of the city to the delight of the crowd assembled there.

The Führer was accompanied at the opportunity by Generaloberst Keitel, Generaladmiral Raeder, Reichsminister Dr Lammers, Reichspressechef Dietrich and SA-Obergruppenführer Brückner. AH received the reports of the Commander of the I. AK, General d. Art. Von Kuchler and Konteradmiral Lütjens. Then he greeted the SS-Oberführer Neumann.

After developing several activities in the city, the Führer returned to the port and embarked on the "Leopard" to move back to the "Deutschland", arriving at the pocket battleship shortly before 17:00 hours.

Sources: Wiener Bilder. 2. April 1939
Memeler Dampfboot. 25 März 1939.

Cheers. Raúl M 8).
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AH aboard the "Deutschland" with Raeder and Keitel .......................................
AH aboard the "Deutschland" with Raeder and Keitel .......................................
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Aboard the Torpedo boat "Leopard" .............................................................
Aboard the Torpedo boat "Leopard" .............................................................
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Re: Kriegsmarine in Memel 1939.

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Hello to all :D; a little more...........................

The German Fleet at Memel.

Sources: Das Interessante Blatt. 30 März 1939.
https://www.dhm.de/lemo/bestand/objekt/memel2

Cheers. Raúl M 8).
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Kriegsmarine troops landing in Memel (perhaps the Assault Company that later was engaged in Danzig - MSK? .............................
Kriegsmarine troops landing in Memel (perhaps the Assault Company that later was engaged in Danzig - MSK? .............................
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The Panzerschiff "Deutschland" in the harbour of Memel ..............................
The Panzerschiff "Deutschland" in the harbour of Memel ..............................
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Re: Kriegsmarine in Memel 1939.

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Hello to all :D; a little more...........................

The German Fleet at Memel.

Sources: http://www.delcampe.net/page/item/id,18 ... age,G.html

Cheers. Raúl M 8).
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AH in the port of Memel, in the background the Panzerschiff "Deutschland" .....................................
AH in the port of Memel, in the background the Panzerschiff "Deutschland" .....................................
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