K.u.K 96 Infanterie regiment

K.u.K 96 Infanterie regiment

96.Infanterie Reginent Ferdinand Kronprinz von Rumänien   was Croatian unit in common K.u.K army .Regiments recruiting area of 96 .Rgt was around city of  Karlovac, areas of  Kordun and Banovina

During the  war Regiment and its Battalion were part of different units and used different Feldpost, with 96.IR this happened very often.

It fought from the beginning of the war  Russian battlefield (Galicia,Bukowina) until mid 1915 after that is on Italian front.

IV.Battalion was separated from unit early in war  and rejoined unit in mid 1916.

In 1918 battalions III/96 and IV/96  with IV/53 formed 135. Infantry regiment, while battalion  IV/79 joined 96.IR

My list of Fp.numbers used by 96.lR follows

1914. Fp.60(34.ID)
1915. Fp.109(17.ID), Fp.173(Korps FML Benigni) , Fp.62 (1.KD) , Fp.73(28.ID)
1916. Fp.32(6.Inf.Div). Fp.353(Gruppe von Ljubičić),Fp73 (28ID)
1917. Fp.420 (58ID)
1918. Fp.420 (58ID)


Battlion IV/96
1914 Fp.44.(36.ID) ,
1915 Fp.353 (Gruppe von Ljubičić, Kuhn brigade,), Fp32(6.ID),
1916 Fp.75(6.KD) Fp73 (28ID), Fp608/612(59.Gebirgs brigade, Grp.Fella)


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

For example : in October 1916 batallions were dispersed,:

I/IR 96 - 81.HIBrig :(20.HID Fp.14)
II/IR 96 - 56.IBrig:(28.ID- Fp73/Fp391)
III/IR 96 - 44SchD:(Fp.53)
IV/IR 96 - 55.IBrig:(28.ID- Fp73/Fp391)

Card form XX.Marsch company 96.IR to Zagreb, no date on card.
Absent Feldpost cancel, red cancel Von der Armee im Felde (From army in the field)

2.1917 card from 96.Ersatz company in Karlovac to Lokve, Croatia .
Card issued for 96.IR commemorating victory on 20.05.1916 in south  Tyrol when 96.IR captured fortified hill Costesin together with 18 Italian officers and  750 soldiers, 2 cannons and 12 Machine guns

Front of the card above, view to Costesin and Verena in the background

10.1917 card from 96.IR Fp.420(58.ID) to village  Čuntić near Petrinja, Banovina , Croatia

IV baon(batallion) of 96.IR

6.1915 card from Zagreb to 15.company 4.baon 96 IR Fp.353

6.1915 card from 26.domobran(honved)ersatz baon,in Karlovac,Croatia  to 15.company 4.baon 96 IR Fp.353

6.1915 card from Karlovac to  4.baon 96 IR Fp.353

6.1915 card from  4.baon 96 IR Fp.32(6.ID)  to Karlovac,Croatia.mailed via Hauptfeldpostamt 351/II  serving 7.Army

7.1915 card from 4.baon 96.IR Fp.32(6.ID) to Karlovac, censor cancel.

8.1915 card from Zagreb to 16.komp.4.baon 96 IR Fp.32(6.ID), censor cancel

8.1915 card from 4.baon 96.IR Fp.32(6.ID) to Karlovac.

8.1915 card from 4.baon 96.IR Fp.32(6.ID) to Karlovac

4.1916 card from 16.komp.4.baon 96.IR Fp.612(92.ID) to Zagreb mailed via Fp608(59.Geb.brigade,92.ID) in April 1916 Fp.608 was replaced by Fp 612(92.ID)

11.1916 card from XXV March.baon 96.IR, Fp.360 (XVI korps.Marschformation) to Karlovac