k.k Reitende Dalmatiner Landesschutzendivision
Unit was formed in 1874 as a squadron of mounted riflemen in Dalmatia(Eskadron berittene Schützen in Dalmatien ) , in 1894 it was renamed "Mounted Dalmatian Riflemen"(Berittene Dalmatiner Landesschützen) .
In 1908 units Headquarter was established as well as a second squadron and a replacement squad(ersatz eskadron). In 1910 the unit got its final name k.k Reitende Dalmatiner Landesschutzendivision in Croatian: Carsko-kraljevski odjel dalmatinskih konjičkih zemaljskih strijelaca.
Units garrison was in Sinj,Dalmatia , during the Great war units replacement squad(Ersatz eskadron) was in Banja Luka , Bosnia. It was part of Austrian Landwehr and with Reitende Tiroler Kaiserschützen formed only cavalry of Austrian mountain troops. Unit served on many fronts split into smaller units: squads and platoons.
Feldpost is extremly rare, cards bellow are only mail with unit cancel that i have seen in last 15 years.
1914
1 Schwd - 4.GbBrig-Fp.55, 6.GbBrig-Fp.45, 2.GbBrig-Fp.46, 14.GbBrig-Fp.309
2 Schwd - 5.GbBrig-Fp.76, 18.ID-Fp.304
3 Schwd - 6.Armee (Fp.300?,301?,305?)
1915
1 Schwd - 2.GbBrig-Fp.46, 4.GbBrig-Fp.55, 6.GbBrig-Fp.45, 16.HGbBrig-Fp.313, 18.GbBrig-Fp.308
2 Schwd - 5.GbBrig-Fp.76(58.ID-Fp320), 18.GbBrig-Fp308 , 6.GbBrig-Fp.45, kriegshafen Pola .
1916
1 Schwd - 2.GbBrig-Fp.46, 6.GbBrig-Fp.45, 14.GbBrig-Fp.309, 18.GbBrig-Fp.308
2 Schwd - 61.ID-Fp.251 , 18.GbBrig-Fp.308
selbstg Zug - 14.GbBrig-Fp.309
1917
1. Schwd 59.ID-Fp.621
2. Schwd 71.ID-Fp.363, 59.ID.Fp.621
1918
1 Schwd - 60.ID-Fp.518
2 Schwd - 53.ID-Fp.363
selbstg Zug - 47.ID-Fp.527
3 cards sent from Ersatz eskadron of k.k Reitende Dalmatiner Landesschutzendivision, mailed in 8.1916 from Banja Luka ,Bosnia to Puch bei Weiz , Austria, text in Italian language.