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Nazi Move Against Memel Expected

Memel (Klaipeda)


Date
1939, March 20
Location
Memel (Klaipeda)
Country
Lithuania
Material
silver gelatin print on glossy paper
Size
16,1 (18,2) x 21,6 (22,9) cm
Artist
ACME · Unidentified Photographer

Description

verso labeled in typeset: SCH 319012
Nazi move against Memel expected
Memel – view of the market place in Memel, with the town theater in the background. Well-informed foreign observers indicated, Mar. 20, that they expect Adolf Hitler is planning the reunion of Memel with greater Germany. It is said that Memel was one of the chief topics of discussion at a recent conference of Adolf Hitler with trusted aides.
(EDS: Please watch late wire news)
Credit line (ACME) 3-20-39 (CT)
Full

Stamped: ACME Newspictures; REF. DEPT. 3-24 '39 N. E. A.
Handwritten: A34078