Požerūnai

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The signatures of Yorck (Königlich Preuß. General Lieutn.) And Diebitsch (Kaiserlich Russischer General Major) under the Tauroggen Convention of December 30, 1812

Požerūnai , formerly Poscherun , is a village in Lithuania . It belongs to the district of Tauragė and within it to the Tauragė district. It is located south-west of the city center in its geographical center on the A 12 motorway ( Europastraße 77 ).

On December 30, 1812, the Prussian Lieutenant General Yorck and the Russian General Diebitsch concluded the Tauroggen Convention at the mill there . It was agreed through them that the Prussian auxiliary corps, which belonged to the French Northern Army, should remain neutral.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ “Nobody becomes a Prussian out of necessity” . In: Der Spiegel . No. 1 , 1981 ( online - Jan. 5, 1981 ).
  2. ↑ http://www.taurage.lt/index.php?585010974

Coordinates: 55 ° 14 '  N , 22 ° 13'  E