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Lithuania DistrictVerwaltungsbezirk 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 / 54.683°N 25.283°E / 54.683; 25.283
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.

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: Peter Gatrell
2. Das Land Ober Ost (in German)

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