“Memel-Nord” Coastal Artillery Battery
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1939 after the annexation of Klaipėda County to Germany, the German army started the construction of coastal defense batteries in the vicinity of the city. Two batteries were planned: the first - Memel Süd in Smiltine (it was not built) and the second - Memel Nord - north of Klaipeda. Initially, it was intended to protect the coast from enemy ships, but later it was converted into an anti-aircraft defense point. The battery operates until 1955, the Memel-Nord battery has not suffered from the war. It consists of three buildings, in the center is a concrete structure fire control post, flanked by two artillery blocks with ammunition storage. in 2002 a museum exposition has been created in one of the artillery blocks.
Used sources and references:
T. Tamkvaitis, doctoral dissertation "Coastal defense systems on the coasts of Lithuania and Latvia in 1939-1945 and problems of their preservation", Klaipėda University, 2024.
R. Rolf, "German coastal defense fortifications in the Klaipėda region (1939–1944)". In 20th-century fortification in Lithuania, Kaunas, 2008, pp. 111– 124.
