1939 ⟶ Germany Demands Klaipėda Region from Lithuania

German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop delivers an o...
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1939

📜 Germany Demands Klaipėda Region from Lithuania

German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop delivers an oral ultimatum to Lithuania, demanding that it cede the Klaipėda Region (German name Memel) to Germany.⟶
Germany Demands Klaipėda Region from Lithuania (1939)
ultimatumLithuaniaGermanyKlaipedaMemelterritorial claimdiplomacyexpansionismBaltic Statespre-war tensions

🇩🇪 Germany Annexes Klaipėda Region

Germany annexes the Klaipėda Region.⟶
annexationGermanyKlaipedaMemelterritorial expansionLithuaniaBaltic statesNazi Germanypre-waraggression

✉️ UK Delivers Ultimatum to Germany

At 9:00 a.m. the British ambassador to Berlin Nevile Henderson is instructed by the Cabinet to deliver an ultimatum to Germany which expired without answer at 11:00 a.m.⟶
UK Delivers Ultimatum to Germany (1939)
UKGermanyUltimatumDiplomacyWar DeclarationWWII

⚠️ Germany Warns Against Aggression Towards Romania

Germany's Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop makes clear that no hostile actions against Romania will be tolerared by the Reich.⟶
Germany Warns Against Aggression Towards Romania (1939)
GermanyRomaniaDiplomacyThreatEastern EuropeNeutrality