Lithuania District
Lithuania District was an administrative subdivision of German-controlled territory of Ober-Ost, from 1915 to 1918, during World War I. It was bordered by the Bialystok-Grodno District to the south and the Courland District to the north.
History
The area was formed roughly from parts of the occupied governorates of Kovno, Vilna and Suvalki of the Russian Empire.Initially, in 1915, the entire territory of the newly established Ober Ost administration was divided into six provinces, headed by German provincial administrators, including: Franz-Joseph zu Isenburg-Birstein in northwestern Lithuania, von Beckerath in Vilna, and Rüdiger von Haugwitz in Suvalki.
In March 1917, regional administration was reorganized, dividing the entire Ober Ost into three provinces: Courland, Lithuania, and Bialystok-Grodno.
continued to govern as the provincial administrator in Lithuania until January 1918, when he was replaced by.
In August 1918, the Bialystok-Grodno region was also included into the Lithuanian province.
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Category:History of Lithuania
Category:1910s in Lithuania
Category:History of Kaunas
Category:History of Vilnius