Ober Ost
Administrator of the Imperial German occupational forces on the Eastern Front of WWI / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Supreme Commander of All German Forces in the East (German: Oberbefehlshaber der gesamten Deutschen Streitkräfte im Osten), also known by its German abbreviation as Ober Ost, was both a high-ranking position in the armed forces of the German Empire as well as the name given to the occupied territories on the German section of the Eastern Front of World War I, with the exception of Poland.[lower-alpha 1] It encompassed the former Russian governorates of Courland, Grodno, Vilna, Kovno and Suwałki. It was governed in succession by Paul von Hindenburg and Prince Leopold of Bavaria. It was abandoned after the end of World War I.
Quick Facts Supreme Commander of All German Forces in the EastOberbefehlshaber der gesamten Deutschen Streitkräfte im Osten (German), Status ...
Supreme Commander of All German Forces in the East | |
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1914–1919 | |
Status | Military occupation authority of the German Empire |
Capital | Königsberg (HQ, 1919)[citation needed] |
Supreme Commander | |
• 1914–1916 | Paul von Hindenburg |
• 1916–1918 | Prince Leopold of Bavaria |
Chief of Staff | |
• 1914–1916 | Erich Ludendorff |
• 1916–1918 | Max Hoffmann |
Historical era | World War I |
• Established | 1914 |
3 March 1918 | |
11 November 1918 | |
• Disestablished | 1919 |
Currency | |
Today part of | Latvia Lithuania Poland Belarus |
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