Tauragė (Taurogen, Tauroggen) is situated close to the old border with Memelland and so with East Prussia and Germany. In World War One, Tauragė was conclusively occupied by German forces on March 29, 1915. When the German army withdrew … [Read more...] about Tauragė 1919-1920
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Lūšė (Lūša) 1919-1921
Lūšė is a railway station ca. 20 km north-west of Mažeikiai, on a major rail route Liepaja – Šiauliai – Vilnius. Provisional postal markings show that a Lithuanian postal facility was at work at the Lūšė railway station in 1920, … [Read more...] about Lūšė (Lūša) 1919-1921
Gudžiūnai 1919-1920
Surviving provisional postal markings demonstrate that in 1919 there was a Lithuanian postal facility at Gudžiūnai, which is a railway station on the Šiauliai - Kaišiadorys route, ca. 15 km south of Baisogala. However, there is no record of its … [Read more...] about Gudžiūnai 1919-1920
Mikelmontas (Michelmond) 1919
Mikelmontas as a very short-lived Lithuanian place-name was known in czarist times as Michelmond. It is a railway station on the Šiauliai - Kaišiadorys (Koschedary) – Vilnius route, ca. 15 km south of Baisogala (Bejsagola). Because of its proximity … [Read more...] about Mikelmontas (Michelmond) 1919
Skapiškis 1919-1920
In World War One, after the German forces had conclusively secured Šiauliai (Schaulen) on July 21, 1915, Skapiškis (Skopischki) in north-east Lithuania was taken during the battle of Kupiškis (Schlacht bei Kupischki) by 1. Reserve-Division on ca. … [Read more...] about Skapiškis 1919-1920