Ethnic Borders of Lithuania

[Jarl]

There should be "Lithuania" - sorry for the typo! Can someone correct this please?



Here is a map I found of the Suwalki region. I marked the former Polish and Prussian border with green:






I have seen this map in several variants. It shows the furtherst Lithunian extent of Lithuanian-speaking area. I think it shows the situation in 1876, but in one source it stated 1863.



Here is the map of current borders - the line from Lipsk upwards should be tilted slightly to the West rather than vertical - but since those are manily forest areas (Puszcza Augustowska) it wont make a big difference:

[Jarl]

And?

What are you trying to tell?

Just what the maps tell. Why are you presuming malicious intentions on my side?

[member]

If you want to discuss ethnic and official borders of Prussian Lithuanians and Lithuanians (and vs. let's say Poland) you should ask Skomand from ABF.

[member]

maps posted in the mentioned forum:

The spread of Lithuanian language in Prussian Lithuania based on the census of the year 1906.



1 - the border of the state
2 - 70-10%
3 - 50-70%
4 - 20-50%
5 - 5-20%
6 - to 15 %

will post one more later

[Breedingvariety]

Vast majority of Memelland Lithuanians fled to Germany at the end of WW2.

[Jarl]

Vast majority of Memelland Lithuanians fled to Germany at the end of WW2.

Quite similar with the East Prussian Poles, the Mazurians.

[member]

Quite similar with the East Prussian Poles, the Mazurians.

Red Army didn't differentiate between German, Lithuanian and I suppose other ethnicities in East Prussia.

Red Army's actions in Memelland towards the locals where a bit different compared to how they acted in East Prussia.

[Jarl]

Red Army didn't differentiate between German, Lithuanian and I suppose other ethnicities in East Prussia.

Red Army's actions in Memelland towards the locals where a bit different compared to how they acted in East Prussia.

That depends on the region. Mazurs did not consider themselves Polish and so they were initially indeed treated like Germans by the Soviets. That was slightly different in the West, particularly in Catholic Ermland. But the scale of atrocities was arguably highest in East Prussia.

[member]

That depends on the region. Mazurs did not consider themselves Polish and so they were initially indeed treated like Germans by the Soviets. That was slightly different in the West, particularly in Catholic Ermland. But the scale of atrocities was arguably highest in East Prussia.

I doubt they actually asked people what do they consider themselves before raping and killing them in East Prussia...Wasn't it the first German region which Soviets invaded, anyway?

[tiger]

maps posted in the mentioned forum:

The spread of Lithuanian language in Prussian Lithuania based on the census of the year 1906.



1 - the border of the state
2 - 70-10%
3 - 50-70%
4 - 20-50%
5 - 5-20%
6 - to 15 %

will post one more later

The colour version:

http://lietuvos.istorija.net/kleinli...ilietuva19.htm