k.k Reitende Dalmatiner Landesschutzendivision

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.