Ober Ost
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The Area of the Commander-in-Chief in the East, also known by its German abbreviation as Ober Ost, was an occupied territory encompassing German sections of the Eastern Front, during World War I. It w
A coin (2 kopek) from Ober Ost (1916), with inscription: Gebiet des Oberbefehlshabers Ost
Postage stamps from Ober Ost
Government General of Warsaw
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The General Government of Warsaw was an administrative civil district created by the German Empire in World War I. It encompassed the north-western half of the former Russian-ruled Congress Poland.
Ober Ost
…was varying over the years, depending on political and military decisions related to governance over the occupied territories. After the creation of Government General of Warsaw in October 1915, the Ober Ost was encompassing former Russian provinces (governorates) of Courland, Grodno, Kovno, Suwałki, and Vilna. In 1917–1918…
10 Polish marks, 1917
General von Beseler