. adverted to the concept of Kultur toexplain this phenomenon, speaking of ‘ culture layers,’’ ‘ culture ground,’’ and ‘ culture earth.’’ The ground’s speciWc nature demon-strated for them a shallowness. tack, army newspapers took up medievalizingposes, trying to link the region to Germany in a common culture of the38 War Land on the Eastern Frontcrucial and yet unstable, in Xux. Everywhere were. survival. This studyfollows that catalytic process through Lithuanian sources, where outlinesof a culture clash emerge, as natives championed their own values againstthe military’s future plans....