ðə nˈeɪbɚɹɪŋ ˈɑːɹmi ɡɹˈuːp kəmˈændɚ, fˈɜːdɪnˌænd skˈoʊɚnɚ, sˈɪɡnəld ˌɔn nˈaɪn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ ðæt hiː wʊd mˈaʊnt ɐn ɐtˈæk tə ɹᵻlˈiːv mˈɛməl ɪf tɹˈuːps kʊd biː fɹˈiːd ˌʌp baɪ ɪvˈækjuːˌeɪɾɪŋ ɹˈiːɡə.
The neighbouring Army Group commander, Ferdinand Schoerner, signalled on 9 October that he would mount an attack to relieve Memel if troops could be freed up by evacuating Riga.