Kražiai is an ancient town in central Žemaitija, ca. 55 km south-east of Telšiai and same distance south-west of Šiauliai. In World War One, when the German advance into Žemaitija and Courland started on April 27, 1915, Kražiai was passed through by Abteilung Pappritz two days later. When the German army withdrew from Russia at
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