In czarist times Mažeikiai in Lithuania’s north-west was known under its artificial name Muravjovo given to enshrine a harsh governor of Lithuania, Muravyov. Spelled as Murawjewo, the name was retained during the German occupation in World War One.  When the German Armeegruppe Lauenstein started its advance into Žemaitija and Courland on April 27, 1915, Mažeikiai
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