8.1916 postcard 7.sFAR to Zagreb , Fp.111

 

 8.1916 postcard mailed from 7.schwere Feldartillerie Regimente Fp.111(7.inf.division) to Zagreb , Croatia. In 1916 13.sFhD was disbanded, while new sFAR were raised from it. New Croatian schwere Feldartillerie regiments were: 7.sFAR and 36.sFAR. Mail from unit is rare.

4.1942 parcel card IV.bojna Vojne Krajine (Jewish doctor in Domobranstvo)

 4.1942 very interesting parcel card  from Grubišino polje to dr.Milan Hiršl serving with  IV.bojna Vojne krajine in Sarajevo, nice military cancel at the back. To protect its eastern border with Serbia, NDH formed Vojna krajina along Drina river continuing to Herzegowina-Montenegro border  all the way to Adriatic coast ending in Cavtat district.Vojna krajina was formed in 7.1941 and was dismissed in 5.1942.  Five Bojna(battalions) were formed each guarding its sector. IV bojna was stationed in Vlasenica and Srebrenica districts. 

Dr.Milan Hiršl was a Jew , some Jewish doctors joined Domobranstvo to save themselves from persecutions. Croatian doctors organised  transfer of  81 of their Jewish colleagues  to Bosnia to fight Endemic Syphilis thus saving them and their famillies, almost all of them later joined Partisan communist insurgents. Dr.Milan Hiršl was one them, first serving in Domobranstvo then in Health services for endemic syphilis befor joining Partisans.

He is mentioned in book "Jevreji Jugoslavije 1941 — 1945. žrtve genocida i učesnici NOR"   by dr Jaša Romano.

Quote: "Hiršl dr Milan, lekar iz Zagreba. Rođen 1909. u Grubišnom Polju. Specijalizirao internu medicinu. Po dolasku ustaša na vlast upućen u Prozor, a zatim u Gračanicu u sastav ekipe za suzbijanje endemskog sifilisa. U NOV od februara 1943. Upravnik bolnice III divizije. Poginuo aprila te godine kod Prenja (Hercegovina) u toku 4. neprijateljske
ofanzive."

English translation: Hiršl dr Milan, doctor from Zagreba. Born in 1909. in Grubišno Polje. Internal medicine specialist. Sent by Ustaša authorities to Prozor(Bosnia), later to  Gračanica(Bosnia) as part of the team to fight endemic syphilis. Joined partisans in February 1943 , was Head of III.division hospital. Killed in April of same year near Prenj (Herzegovina) during 4th enemy offensive ( also known in Yugoslav history as Bitka na Neretvi,  German code name - Fall Weiss 2. ).

As always Yugoslav communist history books never mentioned facts that they didn't like , in this case that Jewish doctor was serving for at least one year with Croatian army -Domobranstvo or a fact that Croatian doctors connected with Ustaša government were saving their colleagues, possibly with silent approval of the same government.(Google it..). In Yugoslavia from 1918-1991 anything positive about any Croatian state or statehood was dismissed as impossible  by Serbs, Yugoslavs and Communists. 

4.1916 - K.u.K LIR.37 Gravosa card , Fp.320

 4.1916 card from Landwehr Inf.Rgt. 37.Gravosa, 8.company via Fp.320 to Janjina , Dalmatia. Janjina is a village in middle of Pelješac peninsula. Feldpost cancel Fp.320  was used by 58.Inf.division located on Soča front (Isonzo front).

11.1943 II. Artillerie-Regiment 51 letter posted via 369.inf div

 

10.11.1943 official registered letter from Fp.03895 - Stab II. Artillerie-Regiment 51. to Bad-Homburg vor der Hohe. Letter was mailed via 369.inf.div(kroat.) postamt as Kenn number 965 is visible in Feldpost cancel and R-sticker.

II. Artillerie-Regiment 51 was raised in summer of 1943 and served as Korps level artillery with XXI Gebirgs-Armeekorps in Balkan.

2.1943 parcel card to 13.Infantry regiment

 2.1943 parcel card for packet mailed from Laslovo Korog to domobran in 16.sat 13.pješačka pukovnija (16.company.13.infantry regiment) in Sarajevo. 13th inf.regiment was based in Mostar but during Italian re-occupation of their 2nd zone in NDH ,the regiment retreated to Sarajevo. On front side we see rare use of official stamp for ordinary mail.

10.1944 letter to 3.bojna II. Gorskog Zdruga

 10.1944 letter from Zagreb to  lieutenant Ivan Košutić with supply of 3.bojna II.Gorskog zdruga. (3.batallion, II.mountain brigade)in Konjic,Bosnia. Letter was rerouted to 1.bojna based in Rama,Bosnia. Postage was correctly paid 3,5 kn for letter and 10kn for War tax, letter was opened and censored in Zagreb , purple cancel at the back Cenzura 2 Zagreb.

4.1943 card VI.topnički sklop Doboj to Split

 27.04.1943 card from 3.bitnica VI. topnički sklop stationed in Doboj to Split in Italian occupied Dalmatia. Writer notes that his unit was in action and will probably move to Dalmatia. At that time Croats and Germans were slowly expecting Italian surrender and moved few available units closer to Dalmatia. Croatian postal cancel Doboj and Italian censor cancel are present.

1944. 118. Jäger division Feldpost to Italy

 15.07.1944 cover mailed from Fp.43972 D :  3.Kompanie Pionier Bataillon 118. Jäger Division to Milano Italy.  Sender was Italian soldier serving with Wehrmacht 118.div.  After Italian surrender around 10% of Italian soldiers stationed  in Balkans choose to fight on with the Germans, their mail is rare. Cover has German feldpost cancel and arrival cancel Milano 09.08.1944 but it has no visible censor cancel , neither German nor Italian one.