24.8.1942 card from Sarajevo to German recruitment command of Domobranstvo in Vinkovci, in Croatian: Njemačko Popunidbeno Zapovjedništvo Hrvatskog Domobranstva, in German: Deutsche Wehrbezirkskommando der kroatischen Landwehr. This command was in charge of keeping evidence of all German Volksdeutche men who had duty of Military service with Croatian Domobranstvo(army). History books state that this command was formed on 15.11.1942 but it must have been earlier as this card from 8.1942 proves it.
Croatian Volksdeutsche were planned to serve with 1.bojna 16.pj.pukovnije (1.battalion,16th.infantry regiment) from late 1941, but this unit was never fully formed and was renamed 1.lovačka bojna(1.jäger battalion) on 21.01.1942. In 1942 1.lovačka bojna was trained by 718.Wehrmacht division in Tuzla an Sarajevo, Bosnia. During 1942 and 1943 1.lovačka bojna was involved in Fighting insurgents in Bosnia and Srijem(Syrmia) under Wehrmacht command. In 1943 unit was transfered to SS and Domobranstvo officially disbanded the unit on 15.05.1943.
This card was written by a Volksdeutsche daughter to her father Rudolf Hertiš(Hertisch) who is Časnički namjesnik(highest NCO rank) in Domobranstvo. Card is in Croatian language even the surname was spelt in Croatian then corrected to German version. She is in Sarajevo and writes that it is horrible there and everyday it gets worse, she is begging her father to move her to Vinkovci, to help her get a job and a place to stay there. She says that people(volksdeutsche) in Sarajevo and even Zagreb are prepearing to move to Germany and asks if people from there(Vinkovci) are getting ready too.
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