Memel: All Data
Memel is a city in Lithuania. This page covers its chronology of mentions across 5,500 years of history, including capitals, battles, events and subdivisions. Part of Phersu Atlas.
1. Lists and Timelines
Klaipėda: Chronology of Mentions
Note: For polities of antiquity, the listed capital or subdivision capital may also represent one or several of the most important cities of the region.
1350 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Commandry of Memel, part of Teutonic Order
1409 AD
Mentioned in Event: Polish-Lithuanian-Teutonic War
1757 AD
Mentioned in Event: Russian invasion of East Prussia (Third Silesian War)
1915 AD
Mentioned in Event: Gorlice-Tarnów Offensive
1918 AD
Mentioned in Event: World War I eastern Front
1920 AD
Capital of Memelland
1939 AD
Mentioned in Event: German Annexion of Memel
1945 AD
Mentioned in Event: Battle of Memel
2025 AD
Subdivision Capital of the County of Klaipėda County, part of Republic of Lithuania