K.u.k Croatian units

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.

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  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!)

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

84. Brigade with
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.

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

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!)

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

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

Each units Feldpost will be separately delt with in next posts...