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 | ||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||
| • Coordinates | 54°41′N 25°17′E / 54.683°N 25.283°E | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Established | 1915 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1918 | ||||||||||
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History edit
The area was formed roughly from parts of the former Vilna Governorate and Suvalki Governorate of the Russian Empire.
References edit
- ^ 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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