Daujėnai is a township in central north Lithuania, 10 km south-east of Pasvalys. The locality had no postal faciliy in czarist times and none during German occupation in First World War. After the German advance into Lithuania in late April 1915, and … [Read more...] about Daujėnai 1921 – 1922
Joniškis 1919
Update: new provisional manuscript cancel has been reported by Martin Bechstedt Joniškis is a town 40 km north of Šiauliai. Situated as it is on communication links to Riga, it was significant militarily in both 1915 and 1919. In World War … [Read more...] about Joniškis 1919
Viduklė 1920 – 1922
Viduklė is a township ca. 18 km east of Raseiniai. Its first formal post office (russ. Vidukli) was opened in czarist times in 1913 (?), just before the start of World War One. During the German push into Žemaitija and Courland in late April 1915 … [Read more...] about Viduklė 1920 – 1922
Jeznas (also Jieznas) 1919
Update: new provisional manuscript cancel has been discovered by Vytautas Jurkša In WWI, Jeznas, presently Jieznas, (Jezno, Ezno) was passed through by German troops late in August 1915, when after the fall of the Kaunas fortress on August 18, … [Read more...] about Jeznas (also Jieznas) 1919
Šventosios Uostas and Volunteer Work Teams
During the annexation of Klaipėdos kraštas (= Memelgebiet) by Germany on March 22, 1939, Lithuania also lost Klaipėda as its only sea-worthy port. Although the German take-over allowed some concessions for Lithuania's trade needs, it was tragically … [Read more...] about Šventosios Uostas and Volunteer Work Teams