K.u.k Croatian unit
K.u.k army was made from Common army ,Austrian and Hungarian Landwehr and Landsturm.
Separate part of Hungarian Landwehr(Honved) was Croatian Landwehr-Domobranstvo and Croatian landsturm- Pucki ustanak ,they used Croatian language as command language and unit cancels on mail are in Croatian.
Separate part of Hungarian Landwehr(Honved) was Croatian Landwehr-Domobranstvo and Croatian landsturm- Pucki ustanak ,they used Croatian language as command language and unit cancels on mail are in Croatian.
Croats from all areas served in Common army and navy.
Croats from Croatia-Slavonia(Srijem/Syrmia included) served in Croatian Landwehr-Domobranstvo and Croatian landsturm- Pucki ustanak.
Croats from Međimurje and Vojvodina(Bačka) served in Hungarian Landwehr(Honved) and Landsturm.
Croats from Dalmatia, Boka Kotorska( Cattaro bay) and Istria served in Austrian Landwehr and Landsturm and made a big part of Navy.
Croats from Dalmatia, Boka Kotorska( Cattaro bay) and Istria served in Austrian Landwehr and Landsturm and made a big part of Navy.
Croats from Bosnia and Herzegowina served in Bosnian K.u.k units.
List of Croatian units follows:
INFANTRY:
1)Croatian units from Croatia-Slavonia
COMMON ARMY
Commmon army Korps and divisions:
XIII.korps - Croatian korps.
7.infantry division -Osijek
36.infantry division-Zagreb
Common army infantry regiments (IR)
16. IR. Varaždin(ex Bjelovar)
53. IR. Zagreb
70. IR Petrovaradin
78. IR Osijek
79. IR Otočac
96. IR Karlovac
116. IR Slavonija 1918. (ex III/78, IV/78, IV/16)
135. IR Zagreb/Karlovac 1918. (ex III/96, IV/96, IV/53)
OTHER UNITS :
31. Feldjager bataillion (Zagreb)
6.Grenzjager battalion - (Croatian battalion)
4. Pionire Bataillon(PB)-Osijek until 12/17,
13. Sapper Bataillon(SB)- Zagreb until 12 /17, later reformed into SB 14, 34, 36
Croatian Landwehr-DOMOBRANSTVO
(Unit cancels in Croatian language on mail!)
(Unit cancels in Croatian language on mail!)
On teritory of Kingdom of Croatia and Slavonia one Landwehr infantry division was raised : 42.domobranska divizija or german 42.Landwehr infanterie division or hungarian 42.Honved inf.div.
Division is formed from 2 infantry brigades each with 2 Landwehr or Honved infantry regiments-HIR (domobranska pješačka pukovnija)
83. Brigade with
25.HIR- domobranska pješačka pukovnija -Zagreb
26.HIR-domobranska pješačka pukovnija - Karlovac
25.HIR- domobranska pješačka pukovnija -Zagreb
26.HIR-domobranska pješačka pukovnija - Karlovac
84. Brigade with
27.HIR-domobranska pješačka pukovnija - Sisak
28.HIR-domobranska pješačka pukovnija - Osijek
27.HIR-domobranska pješačka pukovnija - Sisak
28.HIR-domobranska pješačka pukovnija - Osijek
Later during war 2 more Domobran inf.regiments were formed:
33.HIR-domobranska pješačka pukovnija is formed in 1916(Zagreb,Karlovac,Sisak)
311.HIR-domobranska pješačka pukovnija is formed in 1916 from men with Trachoma or other eye diseases.(Headquater in Nova Gradiška)
Landsturm(Lst.) or Pučki ustanak is territorial defence force formed under Domobranstvo its regiments carry numbers of Domobranstvo regiments.
In 1914 one brigade of Pučki ustanak is formed :104.Lst.Inf.Brig ( 104.Pučko-ustaška brigada) has 4 regiments
25.LstIR- Pučko-ustaška pukovnija Zagreb
26.LstIR-Pučko-ustaška pukovnija Karlovac
27.LstIR-Pučko-ustaška pukovnija Sisak
28.LstIR-Pučko-ustaška pukovnija Osijek
104.Lst. brigade was disbanded in eary 1915. and regiments become part of Domobranstvo or were reformed as ettapen Lst.batallions with same numbers (Pučko ustaški etapni bataljon 25,26,27,28)
33.Lst.IR existed but i dont know if it was a Croatian unit - i haven`t seen mail from it.
33.Lst.IR existed but i dont know if it was a Croatian unit - i haven`t seen mail from it.
3.pučko-ustaški bataljon za obranu morske obale ,(3. Kustenschutz batallion ) sea coast defence batallion no.3 This unit uses cancels in Croatian langauge therefore must be a part of Domobranstvo. Maybe there were other such Croatian units.
2)Croatian units from Dalmatia and Istria :
Common army:
22.IR Sinj -Dalmatia
97.IR Trieste-Trst (27% croats from Istria and Kvarner)
122. IR Dalmatia, Istria ( formed in 1918. god.)
Dalmatia and Istria Landwehr (Schutzen) regiments:
23.SchR. north Dalmatia-Zara
37.SchR. south Dalmatia -Gravosa
5.SchR.Istria ( had 40% Croats from Istria and Kvarner)
Dalmatia and Istria Landsturm regiments:
23.Lst.IR north Dalmatia -Zara
37.Lst.IR. south Dalmatia -Gravosa
5. LstIR Istria
5. LstIR Istria
157. kk LstIBaon (Dalmacija):
155. kk LstIBaon ( Istria, Trieste, Gorica) :
Feldjager batallion 7 (Laibach) (1914 Slovenian, but in 1918 had 27% Croats from Istria)
Feldjager batallion 20 (Trieste) (1914 Slovenian/Italian, but in 1918 had 17% Croats)
ARTILLERY
Common army:
abbreviations: FkR- Feldkanon-Regimente , FAR-Feldartillerie regimente, FhR -Feldhaubitz regimente, sFhD -schwere Feldhaubitz division , sFAR-schwere FeldArtillerie Regimente, GbAA Gebirgs artillerie abteilung , GbAR Gebirgs artillerie regimente , H- honved( HGbAA,HFHR)
37. FkR Zagreb, in 1916 disbanded.
38. FkR Osijek , from 06.1916 called FkR-7 , from 06.1918 FAR-7 .
39. FkR Varaždin, from 06.1916 called FkR 36 , from 02.1918 FAR-36.
13. FhR Zagreb, in 06.1916 13.FhR is reformed into:
1.Battery(divizijun) becomes FHR 30 , from 02.1918 renamed FAR-130
2 Battery(divizijun) becomes FHR 36 , from 02.1918 renamed FAR-136
3. Battery(divizijun) becomes FHR 7 , from 06.1918 FAR 107
13. sFhD Zagreb , in the beginning of 1916 is disbanded, reformed into sFAR
7.sFAR formed in 1916.
36.sFAR formed in 1916
7.GbAA.
36.GbAA
13.GbAR Zagreb
Croatian Landwehr Artillery -Domobransko topništvo
(Unit cancels in Croatian language on mail!)
(Unit cancels in Croatian language on mail!)
42.HGbAA (42 .gorsko topnički odjel)
42.HFHR renamed HFAR 142 (142.poljsko-topnička pukovnija)
42.sHFAR(42.teška poljsko topnička pukovnija) formed in 1916
HFKR 6 (6.domobranska poljska topnička pukovnija), renamed from 06.1916 HFKR 42 , from 06.1918 HFAR-42
HRFKR 74 from 6.1917 HFAR 74 - Honved Reserve Feld Kannon Regimente 74 or
HRFKR 74 from 6.1917 HFAR 74 - Honved Reserve Feld Kannon Regimente 74 or
74. domobranska.poljsko obićka pukovnija – soldiers use abbreviation FHR74 on mail, this unit or at least 4th battery was Croatian Landwehr unit because unit cancels on mail are in Croatian language
Unit Cancels seen are Kr.ug 4/74.domobranska pričuvna poljsko-obićka bitinca and Kr.ug. 4/74.domobranska poljsko-obićka bitinca.
Common army Artillery- Dalmatia
Dalmatiner Gebirgs Kannon Division (GbKnDion) , disbanded at the end of 1914 ,men used for formation of GbAR 17
CAVALRY
Croatia - Slavonia
Common army cavalry
5. Ulan regiment Varaždin
12.Ulan regiment Osijek
Croatian Landwehr Hussar - domobranski husari
10. domobranski husari — Varaždin. (Unit cancel in Croatian language on mail!)
Dalmatia Cavalry Austrian Landwehr :.
k.k. Reitende Dalmatiner Landesschützendivision- Dalmatinski divizion strijelaca-konjanika
