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Wilno Voivodeship was located in the so-called Poland "B", which meant that it was still underdeveloped, apart from the city of Wilno. A large part of the population was poor, with a high level of illiteracy (in 1931, 29.1% was illiterate, with the national average of 23.1%).
Wilno Land [a] was a district of Poland, with capital in Vilnius, that existed from 13 April 1922 until 20 January 1926. The territory was formed in 1922 from territories of the Republic of Central Lithuania incorporated into Poland, [ 1 ] and a 3 counties from Nowogródek Voivodeship . [ 2 ]
The Battle of Wilno (modern Vilnius, Lithuania) was fought by the Polish Army against the Soviet invasion of Poland in 1939, which accompanied the German Invasion of Poland in accordance with Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. [1]: 82 On 18–19 September, Soviet forces took over the city of Wilno. Polish forces, concentrated in the west, were ...
Pages in category "People from Wilno Voivodeship (1926–1939)" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Wilno–Troki County [a] was a county with capital in Vilnius located in Wilno Land, and later, Wilno Voivodeship, in Poland. [1] It originated from informal unification of administration, between the counties of Wilno and Troki , that existed from 1921 to 1922 within the Republic of Central Lithuania , and from 1922 to 1923 or 1924 in Poland.
Wilno Voivodeship may refer to: Vilnius Voivodeship , one of the historic voivodeships of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, established in 1413 Wilno Voivodeship (1926–1939) , voivodeship of Poland from 1926 to 1939
The regiment was moved to Nowa Wilejka near Vilnius in 1922, where it stayed until the Invasion of Poland in 1939. In 1936, a Tatar unit was created within the 13th Regiment of Wilno Uhlans. [ 3 ] By the order of the Polish Minister of Defence , issued on June 9, a troop within the regiment was renamed the 1st Tatar Squadron [ pl ] , to which ...
Wilno County [a] was a county with capital in Vilanus located in the Republic of Central Lithuania, and later de jure in Wilno Land, Second Polish Republic. Between 1920 and 1922 it was a county in Republic of Central Lithuania , established in place of former Vilensky Uyezd , Vilna Governorate .