K.u.K 16.Infanerie Regimente - K.u.K

16. Infanterie Regimente  - K.u.K 

16.Warasdiner Inf.Rgt. was Croatian unit in common K.u.K army . Recruting area was nortwestern Croatia around Bjelovar and Varaždin(Warasdin). During entire war unit was part of 72.Inf.Brigade which in turn was almost the whole war part of 36.Inf.Division. Only in summer of 1916  regiment and brigade were removed from 36.ID. 16.IR was in 06.1916 in reserve of 7th Army and in 07.1916 was part of 42.Honved(Croatian) inf.div.

Regiments War Diary was published in 2 volumes in Croatia, the only one of all Croatian K.uK units. It mentiones that unit used in 1916 Fp.173(Korps Benigni)  and Fp.44(36.ID) replaced  from 1917. by Fp.634(36.ID). Other Feldpost numbers on mail are possible , as constant movement of batalions and companies from from all regiments to other units was common.

In early 1918 ,IVth batallion of 16.IR was removed to 116.IR , formed from  III/IR 78,  IV/IR 78, and IV/IR 16.
16.IR fought 8-12.1914 in Serbia, 1.1915-2.1918 Russian battlefield (Galicia,Bukowina), 2-5.1918 was in assitance in hinterland in Srijem(Syrmia) and Bačka(Batschka) , 5-11.1918 Italian battlefield- mostly around Triento in South Tirol then 10-11.1918 on Piave .
My list of Fp.numbers used by 16.lR follows:
 
1914. Fp.44(36.ID)
1915. Fp.44(36.ID)
1916. Fp.44(36.ID) ,Fp.71(XI.korps), Fp.68(42.HID), Fp.173(Korps Benigni)
1917. Fp.44(36.ID) from 06.02.1917 was replaced by Fp.634(36.ID)
1918. Fp.634(36.ID)

11.1915 card to Dubrava, Croatia from 16.IR  Feldpost 44 (36.id)

1.1916 card to Zagreb from 16.IR, Feldpost 71 (XI.korps)

5.1917 card mailed from 16.IR Feldpost 634 (36.id) to Mikleuš in Slavonia censored in Bjelovar arrival cancel Mikleuš, then rerouted  to Zagreb 

11.1917 card from 16.IR ,Feldpost 634 to Bjelovar,Croatia