In WWI, Pumpėnai (Pompjany) a township in northern Lithuania, ca. 20 km north of Panevėžys, was taken by German forces after their successful second attempt to occupy Šiauliai on July 21, 1915. Pumpėnai was entered by units of 78th … [Read more...] about Pumpėnai
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Babtai 1919-1920
In WWI, Babtai [Bobty] a township on the river Nevėžis (Nevjazha) was taken in late July 1915, when German forces were making preparations to storm the Kaunas fortress, which fell on August 18, 1915. After the German army's withdrawal from … [Read more...] about Babtai 1919-1920
Kaltinėnai 1919-1921
In WWI, after the German drive into Žemaitija and Courland started on April 27, 1915, Kaltinėnai (Koltinjany) was passed through the following day by fast infantry units of Abteilung Pappritz coming via Skaudvilė and on the 29th by … [Read more...] about Kaltinėnai 1919-1921
Vilnius – the one-liner “Wilna”
Update: Audrius Brazdeikis reports cachet “Wilna” used on a third type of Ob.-Ost registration etiquettes In World War One, Vilnius was taken by the German Tenth Army, led by Gen. Hermann von Eichhorn, on August 18, 1915. A civilian post office … [Read more...] about Vilnius – the one-liner “Wilna”
Linkuva 1919-1920
In WWI, Linkuva (Linkovo, Linkowo) was passed through by German cavalry of the Kavallerie-Korps Schmettow, on ca. July 23, 1915 after German troops had taken Šiauliai (Schaulen) on July 21. This was part of a general strategy with a double aim: to … [Read more...] about Linkuva 1919-1920