K.u.K 79.Infanterie regiment

                              K.u.K 79.Infanterie regiment

79.Otocaner Infanterie regiment "graf Jellacic"  was Croatian unit in common K.u.K army .Regiment was named after Ban Josip Jelačić who was born in Petrvaradin, but his family was from Lika. It is known that he was proud of his Lika ancestry. Recruting area of 79.Rgt was mostly Lika and Primorje.

During war unit was part of different units and used different Feldpost.

It fought from 8-12.1914 in Serbia, From 1.1915 till 8.1916 on Russian battlefield (Galicia,Bukowina) after that is on Italian front.

My list of Fp.numbers used by 79.lR  follows:

1914. Fp.44. (36.ID.), Fp.111.  (7.ID.)

1915. Fp.111. (7.ID.) 

1916. Fp.111. (7.ID.)  

From 8.1916. I,II battalion 11Gb.brig. Fp.113  / 48.ID Fp.302

8-9.1916. III.battalion 10.Gb.brig Fp.16, 10-12.1916. Fp.287, 46.Sch.div.

1917. Fp.302 ,from 03.1917 Fp.628 (11.Gb.brig. 48.ID.)

1918. Fp.628 (11.Gb.brig reformed in early  into 95.Inf.brig/ 48.ID.)

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

So far I have seen  mail with Fp. numbers Fp.44, Fp.111, Fp.302 and  Fp.628

9.1915 card from 79.IR.  Fp111 to Toplitz, Sudeten, Czechia text in German

11.1915 Fp.111 card from 1st battalion IR.79 to Rijeka/ Fiume Croatia, text in Croatian

2.1917 card from XXVII Marsch baon(battalion) of IR79.  Fp.406 to Chlumec n/L,  Czechia,
Fp.406 was from 1.1917 Commando Fiume, Croatia
In 1914  79.IR battalions(baons) were stationed in:
Garnison: Stab, I., III., IV. Baon: Fiume – II. Baon: Otocac

3.1917 card from IR79. Fp628 to Czechia text in Czech . Written by hand is Fp.302 , changed by Feld-postman to Fp.628 in blue pencil.
 In March 1917 Feldpost numbers were reassigned, 48.Inf.division changed its number from 302 to 628
. Back of the card beautiful picture , bird of prey holding Coat of arms of count Jelačić. Below is unit nickname in Croatian "Graničari Grofa Jelačića" ,meaning "Frontiersmen of Count Jelačić"

4.1917 card from IR79.  Fp.628 to Zagreb ,Croatia

6.1917 card from IR79. Fp.628 to Fiume/Rijeka Croatia, in German language

. Back of the card beautiful picture , bird of prey holding Coat of arms of count Jelačić. Below is unit nickname in Croatian "Graničari Grofa Jelačića" ,meaning "Frontiersmen of Count Jelačić", above is Count Jelačić motto "Što bog dade i sreća junačka - "By the grace of God and a stroke of luck." (lit. What God gives and luck of heroes.)