05.01.1944 official registered letter from Fp.27998-Regiments stab ,Grenadier-Regiment 975 of 367. Infanterie-Division to Neumünster, Dt.Reich. The divisions Kenn number K863 is visible in Feldpost cancel and R-sticker.
The Division was raised on 15.11.1943 , its formation and training(Aufstellung) was in Croatia around Zagreb(Agram) area. Divison reached strength of around 10 000 by the end of 1943. In the period January-March of 1944 parts of division were used for anti-partisan operations "Cannae" , "Fuchsjagd" and "Schneeschmelze" in the nortwestern Croatia.
As the core of officers came from 330 . Infantry division that was disbanded, to cover up formation of the new division, name 330.Gebirgs(Mountain) division was used for 367.Inf.divison from the January of 1944. This was done mostly to deceive Hungarians as division was planned to participate and later used in operation "Margarethe", the bloodless German invasion of Hungary . Division crossed Croatian-Hungarian border on 17.03.1944 and reached Balaton lake and city of Veszprem when it was ordered to return to Croatia on 21.03.1944.
Upon arrival in Croatia the Division was immediately transferred to Lemberg(Lviv , Ukraina) where it arrived on 01.04.1944, now under its true name 367.Inf.Dv.
Divison was in Croatia 15.11.1943-01.04.1944 and mail from Croatia is rare.
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