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| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
| 1939, March 23 | |
| The Germans took Memel after extorting an agreement from Lithuania. In return they guaranteed Lithuanian independence and integrity and concluded a commercial treaty. | 1 |
| March 28 | |
| Gen. Jonas Cernius, the chief of the general staff, formed a new National Coalition cabinet in which the outlawed opposition parties were represented. On April 8 Cernius resigned so that the government might not have a military character. | 2 |
| Sept. 1 | |
| Lithuania declared its neutrality. | 3 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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