Šiauliai is a major town in northern Lithuania. Because of its strategic importance as a communications hub it was an object of two battles in 1915 and hotly contested again in 1919. During the German advance into Žemaitija and Courland Šiauliai was … [Read more...] about Šiauliai 1919
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Vilnius R/S 1920
During the German withdrawal from Russia in December 1918, a Lithuanian post office was opened in Vilnius on December 27, 1918 (or on a different view - December 26 which was the hand-over day of the Postgebiet Ob.-Ost branch Wilna). Vilnius was … [Read more...] about Vilnius R/S 1920
Panevėžys 1919
Panevėžys, in Aukštaitija, is one of Lithuania's major cities and is linked by rail with Šiauliai and Daugavpils in Latvia. In World War One, it was taken by German 1. Reserve-Korps on July 26, 1915. During the German withdrawal from the East, … [Read more...] about Panevėžys 1919
Širvintai (also Širvintos) 1919-1921
Širvintai (presently Širvintos) is a town in Aukštaitija ca. 50 km north of Vilnius. In WWI, during the German encirclement of Vilnius (which was captured on September 18, 1915), Širvintai was passed through in early September by troops of Korps … [Read more...] about Širvintai (also Širvintos) 1919-1921