Thursday, 9 July 2020

K.u.K 37. Landwehrinfanterie regiment Gravosa and 37.Landsturm inf.rgt. Gravosa

K.u.K  37. Landwehrinfanterie regiment Gravosa and 37.Landsturm inf.rgt. Gravosa

K.u.k Landwehr.inf.rgt 37.(LIR.37) was raised in southern Dalmatia , over 82% of men were Croats from the area.
Unit was established in  1906 with main Garrison and HQ in  Gravosa / Gruž (Dubrovnik)
In 1914  at the beginning of war it was part of  4th Mountain Infantry Brigade – 18th Infantry Division – XVI Army Corps. Regiment was on Serbian battlefield until Italian attack in May.1915 when it moved to Italian front and was there till the end of war.  
As usually in K.u.k army,  Landsturm infantry regiment of same number as Landwehr regiment  was raised in the same recruiting area , their  Feldpost numbers follow. 

 Landwehr.inf.rgt 37. Gravosa feldpost (later Schutzen.inf.rgt.)
1914: 4.GbBrig- Fp.55
1915: 4.GbBrig- Fp.55,  18.GbBrig-Fp.308, 206.Lst IBrig-Fp.354,56.IBrig/28.ID-Fp.73
1916: 4.GbBrig- Fp.55, 56.IBrig/28.ID-Fp.73/391, 187.LstIBrig.Fp.76, 96.IBrig.Div Pusteral-Fp.601/392,  late 1916. 4.GbBrig/58.ID-Fp.320/420, 21LstGbBrig-Fp.226,  5.IBrig/57.ID-Fp.304.
1917. 5.Armee kom., 22.LstGbBrig-Fp.382 / 1.ID -Fp.521 , 
1918. 112.SchBrig/56.Sch.div -Fp.486


Landsturm inf.rgt. 37.Gravosa feldpost:

1914, 1915. Kriegshafens Cattaro (civilian post service).
1916. Gp Lottspeich 47 ID -Fp.336 , Garrison Castelnuovo (civilian post service), 121 LstIBrig/58ID-Fp.320,  212.LstlBrig-MilGenGouv Montenegro-Fp.?
1917. Kriegshafens Cattaro (civilian post service)
1918.GpI/XIXfrom 13 Jul 81 ID- Fp-257, Gp Hospodarz GenGouvMontenegro-Fp? , 220.LstIBrig-Fp.619
 Küstenabsch Dalmatien-Nord , Fp? Küstenrayon Ragusa-Fp?


4.1915 letter to Prague  from 10.komp.LIR 37. Fp.55 - 4.Gb.brig.


1.1916 letter to Dubrovnik  from 1.batallion .LIR 37. Fp.55 - 4.Gb.brig


8.1918 letter to Pardubice,Czech.  from 1.komp .Sch.IR 37. Fp.486 - 56.Inf.div.


5.1917 letter to Graz,Austria from LIR 37 from Fp.521 22.LstGbBrig/ 1.ID -Fp.521  


8.1918 letter to Opava,Sielsia ,in Czech language  from 1.komp .Sch.IR 37. Fp.486 - 56.Inf.div.


3.1915 letter to Prague  from Lst.Inf.Rgt 37.Catelnuovo(Castelnuovo was recruiting cneter od 37.LIR) postal mark Risan in Boka Kotorska, Dalmatia 



11.1915 card to LIR 37-Arbeiter Abteilung 202 in Makarska ,Dalmatia from Fp.106 1.Gb.brigade




31.12.1917 letter to Vienna Austria, from VIII baon 37.Lst. in Tivat/Toedo, Boka Kotorska,Dalmatia









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