Nemunėlio (Naujas) Radviliškis is a township ca. 23 km north of Biržai, on the border with Latvia. In World War One, it was entered by German 8. Kavallerie-Division on August 7, 1915. During the German withdrawal from Russia at the end of 1918, formations of the Red Army appeared in the Biržai district in mid-January [...]
Balninkai is a township in Aukštaitija, ca. 30 km east of Ukmergė. In World War One, during the German advance on Vilnius it was passed through by units of 3. Kavallerie-Division on September 9, 1915. During the German withdrawal from Russia at the end of 1919, units of the Red Army came to Balninkai area [...]
Semeliškės (also Semeliškiai, Samiliškės) is a township ca. 20 km west of Trakai. In World War One, during the German encirclement of Vilnius, Semeliškės was passed through in early September 1915 by infantry of German XXXX. Reserve-Korps. After the German withdrawal from Russia at the end of 1918 the area was occupied, in early January [...]
Saločiai (Salaty) is a township 20 km west of Biržai, close to the border with Latvia. In World War One, during the battle of Kupiškis, Saločiai was passed through by units of German 8. Kavallerie-Division on August 4, 1915. During the German withdrawal from Russia at the end of 1918, the Red Army came to [...]
Kietaviškės, now substantially re-structured, was a township half-way between Kaunas and Vilnius, close to present-day Elektrėnai. In World War One, after the fall of the fortress of Kaunas, Kietaviškės was crossed in late August 1915 by infantry of German XXXX. Reserve-Korps. After the German withdrawal from Russia at the end of 1918 the area was [...]
Kaišiadorys (1922 – early 1930s renamed Kaišedorys), with its important railway junction, is situated ca. 28 km east of Kaunas. It was a contested object both in 1915 and 1919. It was taken by units of German XXXX. Reserve-Korps on August 21, 1915 soon after the fall of the fortress of Kaunas on August 18. [...]
Jonava, with its important railway station, lies 25 km north-east of Kaunas. In World War One, it was taken by German 1. Kavallerie-Division on August 20, 1915, shortly after the fortress of Kaunas had fallen on August 18. During the German withdrawal from Russia at the end of 1918, Jonava was defended by the Grenzschutz’s [...]
Kovarskas, later renamed Kavarskas, is a town in Aukštaitija, 23 km north-east of Ukmergė. In World War One, during the battle of Kupiškis, Kovarskas was taken by Bayersche Kavallerie-Division on August 4, 1915. During the German withdrawal from Russia at the end of 1918, Kovarskas was entered by the Pskov Division of the Red Army [...]
Subačius is a town in Aukštaitija, ca. 30 km east of Panevėžys, with a railway station on the line to Daugavpils (Dvinsk, Dünaburg). In World War One, during the battle of Kupiškis, it was taken by 78. Reserve-Division on August 2, 1915. During the German withdrawal from Russia at the end of 1918, Subačius was [...]
Simnas is a town in Suvalkija, 25 km west of Alytus. In World War One, after Russian forces had been completely evicted from East Prussia, Simnas was entered by German 5. Garde-Infanterie-Brigade on February 16, 1915. After the German army withdrew from Russia at the end of 1918, one of the vanguards of the Red [...]