A visit to Klaipeda. A bit of history in Memel was base of 24 U-boat flotilla "Memel", since November 1939.From April 1940 it was named the 1st U-boat training division, with its main base at Pillau.In different times the number of boats reached 53 ,but osnovnomu same U-boat flotilla"Мemel" constantly was 24 boats, uchastvovavshie directly in hostilities. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/24._U-Flottille https://2016.f.a0z.ru/03/30-4148632-24.u-flottille-memel.jpg?title=24.U-Flottille+MEMEL.jpg https://2016.f.a0z.ru/03/30-4148632-24.u-flottille-memel-1-.jpg?title=24.U-Flottille+MEMEL_+%281%29.jpg https://2016.f.a0z.ru/03/30-4148633-24.u-flottille-memel-3-.jpg?title=24.U-Flottille+MEMEL_+%283%29.jpg https://2016.f.a0z.ru/03/30-4148636-24.u-flottille-memel-4-.jpg?title=24.U-Flottille+MEMEL_+%284%29.jpg Photo,early summer 1940, sailors "U-71" from the mouth of the river Dange,Memel.https://disk.yandex.ru/client/albums/BkxfpDTO3T9a4e/5aa10d1ebcea5406103eb459 http://www.u-boot-zentrale.com/flottillen.html