Lithuania District
Lithuania District (German: Verwaltungsbezirk Litauen) was an administrative division of German-controlled territory of Ober-Ost during World War I. It was bordered by the Bialystok-Grodno District to the south and the Courland District to the north.[1][2]
Lithuania District Verwaltungsbezirk Litauen | |||||||||||
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Military occupation authority of the German Empire | |||||||||||
1915–1918 | |||||||||||
Map of Ober Ost | |||||||||||
Capital | Vilnius | ||||||||||
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• Coordinates | 54°41′N 25°17′E | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
• Established | 1915 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1918 | ||||||||||
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History
The area was formed roughly from parts of the former Vilna Governorate and Suvalki Governorate of the Russian Empire.
References
- War Land on the Eastern Front: Culture, National Identity, and German Occupation in World War I, Review author[s]: Peter Gatrell
- Das Land Ober Ost (in German)
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