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 occupied by the Red Army on January 5 -6, 1919. In turn, the
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In World War One, Vilnius was taken by the German Tenth Army, led by Gen. Hermann von Eichhorn, on August 18, 1915. A civilian post office WILNA, within the system of Postgebiet Ob.-Ost was opened on January 16, 1916 and was closed down on December 26, 1918. During the German retreat from the East, the
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