Butrimonys is a township ca. 20 km north-east of Alytus. The first P.O. there, named Butrimancy, was opened in czarist times ca. 1880. It was closed during the German occupation 1915 -1918. After the German withdrawal from Russia at the end of World … [Read more...] about Butrimonys (Butrimoniai) 1919 – 1921
Kazlų Rūda 1919 – 1922
Kazlų Rūda is a township and a railway junction ca. 35 km south-west of Kaunas. In World War One, Kazlų Rūda was taken by German infantry during their preparations to storm the fortress of Kaunas, which fell on August 18, 1915. … [Read more...] about Kazlų Rūda 1919 – 1922
Darbėnai
Darbėnai is a township in western Žemaitija, 40 km north of Klaipėda. The first P.O. in Darbėnai was opened during the czarist period in ca. 1908, named Dorbiany, but was closed during the German occupation in World War One. The locality acquired … [Read more...] about Darbėnai
Remygala (Ramygala) 1919 – 1920
Remygala (in the late 1920s renamed Ramygala) lies half-way between Panevėžys and Kėdainiai. In World War One, after the second battle of Šiauliai / Schaulen, Remygala (on German maps as Remigola) was secured by units of Division Beckman on August … [Read more...] about Remygala (Ramygala) 1919 – 1920
Laukuva 1919 – 1920
Laukuva is a township in central Žemaitija, 17 km north of Šilalė. Its first post office was opened in czarist times as Lovkovo, on May 10 (22), 1899. In 1914 it was included in the telegraphic network. During First World War, when the German army … [Read more...] about Laukuva 1919 – 1920