Tirkšliai is a township in Žemaitija (Samogitia) which seems to have had no post office before WWI. In WWI it was occupied during the German push into Žemaitija and Courland which started on April 27, 1915. While the township was visited by German … [Read more...] about Tirkšliai
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Troškūnai (also Traškūnai) 1919-1920
Troškūnai is a township in Aukštaitija, ca. 40 km south-east of Panevėžys. In World War One, it was taken by German cavalry (3. Kavallerie-Division) during the battle of Kupiškis, on July 2, 1915. After the German withdrawal from Russia … [Read more...] about Troškūnai (also Traškūnai) 1919-1920
Tryškiai 1919-1920
Tryškiai (Trischki, Trishki) is a small town in Žemaitija, in 1923 pop.1400, which acquired a post office in the czarist period, some time after 1900. In WWI, when the German army undertook a swift offensive into Žemaitija and Courland on the morning … [Read more...] about Tryškiai 1919-1920
Tverai 1921
Tverai is a historic township in Žemaitija, aprox. half-way between Telšiai and Šilalė. In earlier years the locality was also known as Tveriai. It had no resident postal facility either during the czarist period or the German occupation in World War … [Read more...] about Tverai 1921
Tytuvėnai (also Tytavėnai) 1919-1920
In WWI, Tytuvėnai (Tytavėnai, Cytowiany, Citovjany) was passed through by Bavarian cavalry the following day after the German push into Žemaitija began on April 27, 1915. The cavalrymen were from the reco Abteilung Gonnermann of the … [Read more...] about Tytuvėnai (also Tytavėnai) 1919-1920
Ukmergė 1919 – 1921
Ukmergė is a district centre in Aukštaitija (eastern part of Lithuania), approx. half-way between Vilnius and Panevėžys. During the German withdrawal from Russia at the end of First World War the town was entered by the Red Army (First Brigade of the … [Read more...] about Ukmergė 1919 – 1921
Utena 1919-1920
In WWI, Utena (Uciany, Uzjany) was taken on September 11, 1915 by units of Kavallerie-Korps Garnier and Division Beckmann during the German flanking advance on Vilnius. As the front line against the Russian fortress of Daugavpils (Dünaburg, Dvinsk) … [Read more...] about Utena 1919-1920
Užpaliai (also Ušpaliai) 1920-1922
Užpaliai is a township in Aukštaitija, 16 km north of Utena. In World War One, it was passed through by Bayersche Kavallerie-Division on September 12, 1915 during the northern flanking of Vilnius. After German withdrawal from Russia, units of the Red … [Read more...] about Užpaliai (also Ušpaliai) 1920-1922
Užventis (also Užventys) 1919-1920
Užventis is a small town in central Žemaitija, ca. 40 km south-west of Šiauliai. In World War One, the area was first inspected by German reco units of 45th Cav. Br. (6. Kavallerie-Division) as early as end of April 1915, during the first battle of … [Read more...] about Užventis (also Užventys) 1919-1920
Vainutas 1920-1922
Vainutas is a township in Žemaitija, 35 km north-west of Tauragė and ca. 10 km from the border of what was Memelland. In World War One, Vainutas was rushed through on the very first day of the German advance into Žemaitija and Courland, April … [Read more...] about Vainutas 1920-1922
Vandžiogala 1921 – 1923
In WWI, Vandžiogala [Wandsagola, different old spellings] a township 22 km north of Kaunas was taken in late July 1915, when German forces were making preparations to storm the Kaunas fortress, which fell on August 18, 1915. After the German … [Read more...] about Vandžiogala 1921 – 1923
Varniai 1919
When the German forces began to move into Žemaitija and Courland on April 27, 1915, the township Varniai (Vorne, Worne) was passed through by cavalry of 12th Res. Brigade (6. Kavallerie-Division) on April 29, followed the next day by Abteilung … [Read more...] about Varniai 1919
Veiveriai 1919-1921
Veiveriai is a township ca. 25 km south-west of Kaunas. In World War One, Gerrman forces took it during preparations to storm the fortress of Kaunas, which fell on August 18,1915. After the the German withdrawal from Russia at the end of 1918, by … [Read more...] about Veiveriai 1919-1921
Veviržėnai (also Veiviržėnai) 1919-1922
Veviržėnai (from 1937 Veiviržėnai) is a township in western Žemaitija, ca. 35 km south-east of Klaipėda, ca. 10 km east of what was the border with Memelland. In World War One it was passed through by infantry units of 12. … [Read more...] about Veviržėnai (also Veiviržėnai) 1919-1922
Veliuona 1919-1920
In WWI, the township Veliuona (Veliony, Wileny) on the right bank of the river Nemunas was passed through by fast-moving German cavalry of Abteilung Cnopf (Bayersche Kavallerie-Division) on April 27, 1915 – the very first day of the German drive into … [Read more...] about Veliuona 1919-1920
Viduklė 1920 – 1922
Viduklė is a township ca. 18 km east of Raseiniai. Its first formal post office (russ. Vidukli) was opened in czarist times in 1913 (?), just before the start of World War One. During the German push into Žemaitija and Courland in late April 1915 … [Read more...] about Viduklė 1920 – 1922
Viekšniai 1919
The township Viekšniai (Wekschni, Viekshni, Viekshnia) lies on the major railway route Liepaja (Libau, Libava) to Vilnius with a further link to Romni in the Ukraine, which was constructed in czarist times for large-scale transportation of … [Read more...] about Viekšniai 1919
Vievys (later Vievis) 1921-1922
Vievys (better known as Vievis) is a township and a railway station half-way on the Kaunas - Vilnius line. In World War One it was taken by infantry of XXXX. Reserve-Korps a few days after the fall of the Kaunas fortress on August 18, 1915. During … [Read more...] about Vievys (later Vievis) 1921-1922
Vilkaviškis 1919
Vilkaviškis is a major town in Suvalkija, with an important railway station between Kaunas and what was East Prussia. In World War One, after changing fortunes it was conclusively taken by German infantry on February 10 - 11, 1915. After the German … [Read more...] about Vilkaviškis 1919
Vilkija 1919-1920
In WWI, Vilkija (Vilki, Wilki) was taken by German troops during their preparations in the summer of 1915 to storm Kaunas (Kovna, Kovno, Kowno) whose formidable fortress endangered the German advance further east. At Vilkija, a bridge across the … [Read more...] about Vilkija 1919-1920