Niemen
The Niemen is a river in central Belarus that flows through Lithuania, then forms the northern border of Russia's western enclave, Kaliningrad Oblast, before draining into the Curonian Lagoon, and eventually the Baltic Sea.
Niemen is the Polish spelling. It is also known as: Neman (in English), Nioman (in Belarusian), and Nemunas (in Lithuanian).
Timeline
The following timeline provides a simple chronological listing of events relating to Niemen.
1914
| 15 September | Russians driven to. |
| 26 September | Vain German efforts to cross; continues until 28 Sep. |
| 29 September | Germans retire from. |
1915
| 24 February | Crossed by the Germans. |
| 1, 10, 27 and 28 March | Russians repulse German attacks. |
| 22 August | Russian positions are abandoned. |
| 3 October | Germans thrown back over, near Novo Grodek. |
Sources: Various material contemporary with the war have been used to compile The Great War On This Day and its associated Index.
Text has been transcribed from two out-of-copyright sources: Chronology of the War (1918-1920), and History of the Great War – Principle Events 1914-1918 (1922). Spelling of place names are original to British use at the time. Some typos have been altered or corrected for consistency. Duplicate or identical events between these sources have been amalgamated; as a result the date and wording may differ to the original texts.
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Images come from scans or photographs of original sources, Wikimedia Commons, and the Imperial War Museum's online collections under the IWM Non-Commercial Licence. Attribution is given separately to the latter and do not come under the general licence of this site.
Advisory note: The information in these sources may not accurately represent up-to-date histories, present-day spelling of place names, or geographical boundaries. In some instances the language used may appear sexist or derogatory to the modern reader, and in rare cases, images may depict distressing scenes.
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