Lithuania District
Encyclopedia
Lithuania District was an administrative division of German
-controlled territory of Ober-Ost during World War I
. It was bordered by the Bialystok-Grodno District
to the south and the Courland District to the north.
and Suvalki Governorate of the Russian Empire
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
-controlled territory of Ober-Ost during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. It was bordered by the Bialystok-Grodno District
Bialystok-Grodno District
Bialystok-Grodno District was an administrative division of German-controlled territory of Ober-Ost during World War I. It was bordered by the Lithuania District to the north.-History:...
to the south and the Courland District to the north.
History
The area was formed roughly from parts of the former Vilna GovernorateVilna Governorate
The Vilna Governorate or Government of Vilna was a governorate of the Russian Empire created after the Third Partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1795...
and Suvalki Governorate of the Russian Empire
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
.