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Jonas Budrys
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Jonas Budrys was a counterintelligence officer and later a Lithuanian diplomat. He is best known as the commander of Lithuanian forces during the Klaipėda Revolt in January 1923. The region was a Leag
Budrys with uniform of the Lithuanian Armed Forces
Budrys with uniform of the Lithuanian Armed Forces
Budrys (sitting in the middle) with other commanders of the Klaipėda Revolt
Budrys (sitting in the middle) with other commanders of the Klaipėda Revolt
Klaipėda Region
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The Klaipėda Region or Memel Territory was defined by the 1919 Treaty of Versailles in 1920 and refers to the northernmost part of the German province of East Prussia, when, as Memelland, it was put u
Jonas Budrys
…to the resignation of Minister of Foreign Affairs Juozas Purickis in December 1921. In 1922, the government of Ernestas Galvanauskas sent him to the Klaipėda Region to determine opinions of local residents on joining the region with Lithuania. After many Lithuanian officers refused to lead the rebellion, Polovinskas…
Banknote of emergency money from 1922 issued and used in Memel
Banknote of emergency money from 1922 issued and used in Memel
Postage stamps of the Klaipėda Region in use between 1920 and 1925. The upper stamp is French with an overprint in German "MEMEL". The other stamps ar
Postage stamps of the Klaipėda Region in use between 1920 and 1925. The upper stamp is French with an overprint in German "MEMEL". The other stamps are Lithuanian, one with an overprint in Lithuanian and in German, the other without. The latter one was issued especially for postal use in the Klaipėda Region.
The first trial of the Nazis in Europe, which took place in Kaunas in 1935. The accused claimed that the Klaipėda Region should be part of Germany, no
The first trial of the Nazis in Europe, which took place in Kaunas in 1935. The accused claimed that the Klaipėda Region should be part of Germany, not Lithuania, and spread propaganda, prepared for an armed uprising.
President Smetona Avenue was renamed Adolf Hitler Street in 1939
President Smetona Avenue was renamed Adolf Hitler Street in 1939