K.u.K 70.Infanterie regimente

70. Peterwardein Infanterie Regimente  - K.u.K 

70.Peterwardein Inf.Rgt.Edler von Appel  was Croatian unit in common K.u.K army . Recruting area was primarly in Srijem(Syrmia). Croats were second most populous nation in Srijem , being majority in western part and minority in eastern part. In eastern part of Srijem Petrovaradin(Peterwardein) city had Croatian majority as did several smaller places.

 During entire war unit was part of 63.Inf.Brigade which in turn was the whole war part of 32.Inf.Division. Only in July of 1917  regiment and brigade were removed from 32.ID. and served with German group Wilhelmi under command of 197.german division, latter returning to 32. Inf.division.

Regiment had 4 battalions in 8.1914, battalions I. III.  and IV. were with 70.IR, battalion II was separated from regiment and had  different battle path and used different feldpost.

70.IR war fought from 8.1914 in Serbia, went in early 9.1914-to Russian battlefield (Galicia,Bukowina) stayed there utill, 2.1918 when it goes to Italian battlefield. At the end of war 10-11.1918 Regiment is transfered to Balkan battlefield

My list of Fp.numbers used by 70.lR follows:

1914. Fp.105(32.ID)
1915. Fp.105(32.ID)
1917. Fp.105(32.ID) 06.02.1917 was replaced by Fp.632(32.ID) , 

1918. Fp.632(32.ID) 

It is possible that soldiers used german feldpost in summer 1917 when unit served with 197 german division, but i haven't seen such  mail.

Other Feldpost numbers on mail are possible , as constant movement of batalions and companies from from all regiments to other units was common. 

II. Batallion of 70.IR was from 1914 to 1918 part of 2.Gebirgs(mountain)brigade. In early or mid 1918 in reorganisation of army, II./70 was moved to 78.IR.

Gebirgs brigades in Austro-Hungarian army had own Feldpost offices with Feldpost number.

Feldpost numbers used by II/70.Inf.Rgt.

1914. Fp.46(2.Gebirg.Brig)  

1915. Fp.46(2.Gebirg.Brig)

1916. Fp.46(2.Gebirg.Brig)

1917. Fp.46(2.Gebirg.Brig) from 3.1917 replaced by Fp.637 (2.Gebirg.Big) 

1918.Fp.637(2.Gebirg.Brig)

2.Gebirgsbrigade  served 8/14-4/15-Serbia, 5-9/15-Italy  , 9-11/15-Serbia, 12/15-1/16-Montenegro, 1-3/16-Albania  3-9/16-Italy , 9/16-3/17-Romania, 3/17-4/18-Italy.

Beautiful card made for 70.Peterwardein regiment pointing to Croatian nature of regiment .On the left side is black and yellow Habsburg monarchy flag on the right Croatian tricolour flag red,white and blue. Among coats of arms presented is Croatian chessboard coat of arms(Šahovnica)

Text at the bottom is in Croatian: Sve za kralja i za dom - "All for king and country" (lit.Everything for king and home)

Što bog dade i sreća junačka - "By the grace of God and a stroke of luck." (lit. What God gives and luck of heroes.) Latter was motto of Ban Jelačić (1801-59) important Croatian Statesman and military leader who was born in Petrovaradin(Peterwardein).

Beautiful cap badge( Kappenabzeichen) with Croatian text in ecavian dialect" Napred Sremci" meaning Forward Syrmians!,  Eagle is holding shield with Coat of arms of Slavonia. Srijem was part of Kingdom of Slavonia 1699-1868 in Habsburg monarchy, after that in Austro-Hungary(1868-1918)Srijem was a part Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia. Syrmian County existed from 1745 to 1918.

2.1915 card from 70.IR -12.company Fp.105 to Prague ,Czech , to war hospital written in Croatian language

12.1916 card from Command of 70.IR  Fp.105 to Zagreb, Croatia

1.1917 card from Stab telephone abteilung 12.company 70.IR. Fp.105 to Wardarac near Belje today Vardarac near Bilje in Baranja ,Croatia. Written in Hungarian language, also today Hungarians make up most of Vardarac population.

4.1918 card from 14.company 70.IR. Fp.632 to Ivanić-Grad, Croatia

K.u.K 53.Infanterie Regimente - K.u.K

53. Infanterie Regimente  - K.u.K 

53.Inf.Rgt. von Dankl was Croatian unit in common K.u.K army . Recruting area was around Zagreb(German - Agram). 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. 53.IR was in 06.1916 in reserve of 7th Army and in 07.1916 was part of 42.Honved(Croatian) inf.div. After that regiment is with 72.brig. and 36.inf.div..

Regiment had 4 battalions in 8.1914, battalions I. ,II.  and III. were with 53.IR, battalion IV was separated from regimens and had  different battle path and used different feldpost.

53.IR war path is very similar to 16.IR, it fought from 8-12.1914 in Serbia, 1.1915-2.1918 Russian battlefield (Galicia,Bukowina), from 2.1918 is on Italian battlefield.

Usally Common army regiments had 4 batallions each with 4 companies thus regiment had 16 companies. This changed in reorganisation in the end of 1917 and early 1918 to 3 batallions per Regiment.

My list of Fp.numbers used by 53.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)
1917. Fp.44(36.ID) from 06.02.1917 was replaced by Fp.634(36.ID)
1918. 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.

IV. Batallion of 53.IR was from 1914 to 1916 part of 8.Gebirgs(mountain)brigade, from 1916 is with 7.Gebirgs brigade. In late 1917 or early 1918 in reorganisation of army ,IV./53 was moved to newly formed 135.Inf.Regiment (made from IV.53 and III.96, IV.96)

Gebirgs brigades in Austro-Hungarian army had own Feldpost offices with Feldpost number.

Feldpost numbers used by IV.53.Inf.Rgt.

1914. Fp.61(8.Gebirg.Big)  

1915. Fp.61(8.Gebirg.Big)

1916. Fp.61(8.Gebirg.Big),  Fp.85(7.Gebirg.Big)

1917. Fp.85(7.Gebirg.Big) from 2.1917 replaced by Fp.636 (7.Gebirg.Big) 

 2.1917card Zagreb to Fp.634 53.IR, 3.bat.11.company censored in Zagreb

10.1916 Fp.44(53.IR) to Sušak-Fiume(Rijeka) ,with Charity stamp  for wounded soldiers of 53.IR . On stamp is pictured Statue of Ban Jelačić which still today stands in the main square of Zagreb
 

2.1917card Zagreb to Fp.634 53.IR, 3.bat.11.company censored in Zagreb

12.1915 Fp44 to Zagreb, from 2nd company of  XVII Marschbatallion(Replacement battalion) of 53.IR

12.1916 card Zagreb to Fp.44 53.IR, 3.bat.11.company censored in Zagreb

5.1916 card fom 8th company 53.IR to Zageb, mailed from Fp71 (XI.korps)

2.1915 card from Fp.44  53.IR ,Regimentstab to Zagreb

1.1916 card from Fp.44, 53.IR to Zagreb

11.1915 card form 1.company XVI Marschbatallion ,53.IR to Zagreb mailed byFp132 (XIII.Korps marsh formation

5.1917 card from Zagreb to Fp.634 12.company 53.IR

1.1916 card from Fp.44, 53.IR  to Zagreb

Mail from IV.53.Inf.Rgt.

10.1914 card from Fp.61(8.Geb.brig.) 15.company(IV.bat) 53.IR to Novigrad(Podravski)

 6.1916 card from Fp.85(7.Geb.brig.) 16.comp.IV.bat 53.IR to Zagreb

3 cards from 4,5,7.1916  from Fp.85(7.Geb.brig.) IV.bat 53.IR to Bjelovar

3.1917 card from Fp.636(7.Geb.brig.) MG.comp.IV.bat 53.IR to Zagreb

4.1917 card from Fp.636(7.Geb.brig.) 13.comp.IV.bat 53.IR to Zagreb

6.1917 card from Fp.636(7.Geb.brig.) 14.comp.IV.bat 53.IR to Zagreb

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