Militārais mantojums gar dzelzs priekškaru

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.

in the central part of the city of Palanga.

The museum operates in one of the smallest wooden villas of the Palanga resort "Vaidilute". It was founded in 1993. Initiative of the Palanga branch of the Union of Lithuanian Political Prisoners and Deportees. Even today, the department takes care of the museum on public grounds. The volunteers of the department have adapted the villa for museum activities, and they lead tours themselves.

The exhibition tells about the participation of Lithuanians in the resistance and the exiles that broke people's destinies. A separate part of the exposition is dedicated to General Jonas Žemaičius-Vytautas (1909–1954), a Lithuanian partisan commander from Palanga. in 2009 By the decision of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, the general was recognized as the leader of Lithuania, which fought against the Soviet occupation, and actually served as the president. in 2009 he was also given the title of honorary citizen of the city of Palanga. in 2004 A monument to the general was built in the center of Palanga.