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.
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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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