Lithuania

Alternative government: Central Lithuania


09 Oct 1920               Polish occupation of Vinius (Wileno)

12 Oct 1920               Poland declares Central Lithuania separate from Lithuania

20 Feb 1922               Proclaimed part of Poland

18 Apr 1922               Incoporated into Poland

18 Sep 1939               Soviet occupation of Vilnius

28 Oct 1939               Incorporated into Lithuania

1945                      Polish population expelled,

                          Poland recognises the transfere to the U.S.S.R


Presidents of the Provisional Government Commission

12 Oct 1920 - 16 Jan 1921 Witold Abramowicz

16 Jan      - 30 Nov 1921 Stefan Mokrzecki

                          (acting)

01 Dec 1921 - 24 Mar 1922 Aleksander Michal Marian Meysztowicz

Memel

01 Nov 1252               Memelburg founded under the Teutonic Order

25 Jun 1328               Part of Prussia

05 Jul 1757 - 06 Aug 1762 Russian occupation

01 Jan 1871 - 10 Jan 1920 Part of Germany

23 Jan 1923               Annexed by Lithuania

22 Mar 1924               Autonomous Region in Lithuania

23 Mar 1939               Ceded to Germany by Lithuania

10 Oct 1944               Soviet occupation

   Nov 1944 -    Jan 1945 German occupation

28 Jan 1945               Soviet occupation

07 Apr 1948               Incorporated into Lithuania


German State Commissioner for the Memel Territory

10 Jan      - 15 Feb 1920 Georg Franz Wilhelm Freiherr

                           von der Wenge und Grafvon Lambsdorff

High Commissioners

15 Feb 1920 - 01 May 1921 Dominique Joseph Odry (France)

01 May 1921 - 19 Feb 1923 Jean Gabriel Petisné (France)

Plenipotentiaries

19 Feb 1923 - 24 Feb 1924 Jonas Polovinskas-Budrys

24 Feb      - 27 Oct 1924 Antanas Smetona

Governors

27 Oct 1924 - 08 Nov 1925 Jonas Polovinkas-Budrys

08 Nov 1925 - 01 Aug 1926 Jonas Zilius

01 Aug 1926 - 01 Nov 1927 Karolis Zalkauskas

01 Nov 1927 - 19 May 1932 Antanas Merkys

19 May 1932 - 25 Nov 1933 Vytautas Jonas Gylys

25 Nov 1933 - 05 Feb 1935 Jonas Navakas

05 Feb 1935 - 15 Oct 1936 Vladas Kurkauskas

15 Oct 1936 - 12 Dec 1938 Jurgis Kubilius

12 Dec 1938 - 23 Mar 1939 Viktoras Gailius


Presidents of the Directory

17 Feb 1920 - 06 Aug 1921 Arthur Altenberg

06 Aug 1921 - 09 Jan 1923 Wilhelm Stepputat

09 Jan      - 15 Jan 1923 Martynas Jankus

15 Jan      - 14 Feb 1923 Erdmann Simonaitis (1st Time)

15 Feb 1923 - 04 Feb 1925 Viktor Gailius

05 Feb 1925 - 15 Jan 1926 Andreas Borchert

16 Jan      - 24 Nov 1926 Erdmann Simonaitis (2nd Time)

25 Nov 1926 - 04 Jan 1927 Wilhelm Falk

05 Jan      - 02 Dec 1927 Wilhelm Schwellnus

02 Dec 1927 - 15 Aug 1930 Otto Kadgiehn

16 Aug 1930 - 12 Jan 1931 Martin Reisgy (1st Time)

13 Jan 1931 - 23 Feb 1932 Otto Böttcher

23 Feb      - 01 Mar 1932 Johannes Tolischus

02 Mar      - 06 Jun 1932 Eduard Simaitis

06 Jun 1932 - 28 Jun 1934 Ottomar Schreiber

28 Jun      - 03 Dec 1934 Martin Reisgys (2nd Time)

03 Dec 1934 - 27 Nov 1935 Georg Bruvelaitis

28 Nov 1935 - 20 Jan 1939 August Baldschus

20 Jan      - 23 Mar 1939 Wilhelm Bertuleit

Chairmen of the Klaipeda Municipal Executive Committee

1945 - 1947               Viktoras Bergas