Lithuania District

Verwaltungbezirk Litauen
Lithuania District
Military occupation authority of the German Empire
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Flag Coat of arms
Map of OberOst
Capital Vilnius
History
 - Established 1915
 - Disestablished 1918

Lithuania District (German: Verwaltungberzik 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]

History

The area was formed roughly from parts of the former Vilna Governorate and Suvalki Governorate of the Russian Empire.

References

  1. ^ War Land on the Eastern Front: Culture, National Identity, and German Occupation in World War I, Review author[s]: Peter Gatrell
  2. ^ Das Land Ober Ost (German)