Bialystok-Grodno District

Bialystok-Grodno District
German: Verwaltungbezirk Bialystok-Grodno
Military occupation authority of the German Empire

1915–1918
 

 

Flag Coat of arms
Map of OberOst
Capital Białystok
53°08′N 23°09′E / 53.133°N 23.150°E / 53.133; 23.150Coordinates: 53°08′N 23°09′E / 53.133°N 23.150°E / 53.133; 23.150
History
  Established 1915
  Disestablished 1918

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]

History

The area was formed roughly by parts of the former Grodno 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 (German)


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