Occupation of Memel on 22th March, 1939. German Chancellor Adolf Hitler and his troops are cheered in Memel, Lithuania. The troops enter Memel and are greeted by the civilians. The troops march on a street. A banner across the street reads (in German): This land remains forever German. Soldiers on tanks enter the town. People stand on either side of the street and greet them. Aircraft fly in formation. Hitler and his party members disembark from the German Battleship, Deutschland. German soldiers at the port greet him. Hitler in a car and people cheer and greet him. A flag on a building. Hitler making a speech in Klaipeda. People gather in large number.