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
Verwaltungbezirk Bialystok-Grodno (German)
Military occupation authority of the German Empire
1915–1918

Map of OberOst
CapitalBiałystok
Area
 • Coordinates53°08′N 23°09′E / 53.133°N 23.150°E / 53.133; 23.150
History 
• Established
1915
• Disestablished
1918
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Grodno Governorate
Suvalki Governorate
Białystok Voivodeship (1919–1939)
Nowogródek Voivodeship (1919–1939)
Polesie Voivodeship
Today part ofPoland
Lithuania
Belarus
Latvia

History

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The area was formed roughly by parts of the former Grodno Governorate of the Russian Empire.

References

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  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)