Bialystok-Grodno District
Bialystok-Grodno District (German: Verwaltungbezirk Bialystok-Grodno) was an administrative division of German-controlled territory of Ober-Ost during World War I (after the Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive). It was bordered by the Lithuania District to the north.[1][2]
| Bialystok-Grodno District German: Verwaltungbezirk Bialystok-Grodno | |||||||||||||
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| Military occupation authority of the German Empire | |||||||||||||
| 1915–1918 | |||||||||||||
Map of OberOst | |||||||||||||
| Capital | Białystok | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
| • Coordinates | 53°08′N 23°09′E | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
• Established | 1915 | ||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1918 | ||||||||||||
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History
The area was formed roughly by parts of the former Grodno Governorate of the Russian Empire.
References
- War Land on the Eastern Front: Culture, National Identity, and German Occupation in World War I, Review author[s]: Peter Gatrell
- Das Land Ober Ost (in German)
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