Lithuania District

Lithuania District Verwaltungsbezirk Litauen
Military occupation authority of the German Empire
1915–1918
Flag Coat of arms
Map of Ober Ost
Capital	Vilnius
Area
• Coordinates	54°41′N 25°17′E
History
• Established	1915
• Disestablished	1918
Preceded by Succeeded by Vilna Governorate Suwałki Governorate Kingdom of Lithuania (1918)

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]

History

The area was formed roughly from parts of the former Vilna Governorate and Suvalki Governorate of the Russian Empire.

References

1. War Land on the Eastern Front: Culture, National Identity, and German Occupation in World War I, Review author[s]: Peter Gatrell
2. Das Land Ober Ost (in German)