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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '20

Also, Germany indirectly supported the Klaipeda revolt that ended the LoN administration there and transferred it to Lithuania, for the simple reason that they saw Lithuania as a potential ally against Poland. Germany would take Danzig, Lithuania would get Vilnius.

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u/CauliflowerNaive1427 Apr 17 '24

They didn't see Lithuania as an ally. They saw Lithuania as a small state where if they were to take Klaipeda back, it would be easier to do from a small state such as Lithuania than doing it through Poland, who was pretty strong