Memel
Americannoun
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the German name for Klaipeda
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the lower course of the Neman River
Example Sentences
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As if playing at naval conquest, he traveled to Memel on the pocket battleship Deutschland, followed by 60 other fighting vessels including two battleships, three cruisers, two destroyer flotillas, three torpedo-boat flotillas, numerous small craft.
From Time Magazine Archive
Adolf Hitler, having just assumed a 25-year responsibility for Slovak territory, hurried back from Memel.
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Adolf Hitler did not think that last week was a propitious time to take over Memel.
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The day did not seem far off when Nazi agents, using Memel as a base, may harass President Smetona into resigning or recalling Valdemaras.
From Time Magazine Archive
Her companions trembled for her, but she, calm and trustful, hailed as a good omen the sunshine which welcomed them within the walls of Memel.
From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne
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