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WWI

World War One: A Tragic POW Postcard

November 24, 2017 By Vytautas Doniela

When the First World War started in August 1914, Lithuania had been under Russian czarist rule, as a part of the Russian Empire, since the final partition of the Lithuanian - Polish Union in 1795.  One of the consequences was the obligation of … [Read more...] about World War One: A Tragic POW Postcard

Filed Under: Postal History Tagged With: Argentina, Censor, Germany, POW, WWI

Utena 1919-1920

February 19, 2010 By Vytautas Doniela

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

Filed Under: Provisional Postmarks Tagged With: provisional cancels, Utena, WWI

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