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Lithuania District
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Lithuania District (German: Verwaltungsbezirk Litauen) 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.[1][2]
| Lithuania District Verwaltungsbezirk Litauen | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Military occupation authority of the German Empire | |||||||||||
| 1915–1918 | |||||||||||
 Map of Ober Ost | |||||||||||
| Capital | Vilnius | ||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||
| • Coordinates | 54°41′N 25°17′E | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Established | 1915 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1918 | ||||||||||
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The area was formed roughly from parts of the former Vilna Governorate and Suvalki Governorate of the Russian Empire.
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