The town Skaudvilė (czarist name: Neskuchnoye) lies on the militarily important highway between Šiauliai and Tilsit (in northern East Prussia). The town is also close to the somewhat parallel railway line which was constructed in 1915. In World War One, when German forces launched a drive into Žemaitija and Courland, Skaudvilė was taken the very
[continue reading...]