2.1918 Kuk 79.Inf.Regiment to Fiume

 18.02.1918 Kuk 79. Otočaner Infantry Regiment "graf Jellacic" Fp.628  used by 48.Inf.division in Italy. Mailed to Fiume/Rijeka in Croatia. Unusual big units cancel in red. 

9.1943. 10.SS Panzergrenadier division to Zagreb, Croatia

16.09.1943 SS-feldpost.  Letter from Fp.27480 E -  4.Batterie, 10.SS Flak Abteilung, 10.SS Panzergrenadier division to Zagreb, Croatia. Arrival cancel 04.10.1943 Zagreb on the back cover. Units cancel, feldpost cancel and AS-censors cancel are on the front of the cover. At that time 10.SS division was in formation and training in southern France, in area north of Marseille. Sender is Croatian Volksdeutsche man using German name Hans Uhl on the cover while using his and german and croatian name in the letter; Hans-Zvonko. Content is usual lover letter to a girlfriend, he mentiones another man from Zagreb also serving with the unit.Text is Croatian.

6.1943 Sarajevo to 12.pješačka pukovnija(12.infantry regiment)

17.06.1943 registered letter from Sarajevo to Bosanski Novi , adressed to colonel Miroslav Schlacher commander of 12.pješačka pukovnija(12.infantry regiment). Postage paid , arrival cancel Bos.Novi 19.06.1943

Schlacher latter in war become commander of Brzi Zdrug(Mobile Brigade). In September 1945  he was executed by Communist butchers with other Croatian patriots, after a mock trial of Croatian officers in Belgrade.

12.1915 K.u.k mail from hospital in Zagreb to hospital in Zemun

 02.12.1915 K.u.k feldpost card from hospital in Zagreb(Bolnica Milosrdne braće/ Bramherzigen Bruder Spital) to hospital in Zemun(Bolnica Crvrnog Križa/Red cross hospital). Dated in text which is in Croatian. Hospital cancel applied in red, censor cancel Zensuriert 6 from Zagreb censors is also present. Red cancel has Militarpflege written meaning Military care (care for wounded), such mail was treated as feldpost and no there was no charge for it.

6.1943 - Deutsches Abnahmekommando bei Firma “Croatia” Agram to Reich

 

03.06.1943 official registered feldpost from Fp.25698 - Deutsches Abnahmekommando (N) bei Firma “Croatia” Agram to Wien in Reich. This is the first letter i have ever seen from this Fp.number. Mailed via Fp.amt 530 based in Zagreb with Kenn number 176.

5.1942 Zagreb to Narodna zaštita in Sarajevo

 27.05.1942 card from Zagreb to Sarajevo. Adressed to Kapetanu bojnog broda(linienschiffskapitän) Frederik(Miroslav)Gogala commander of 3.province of Narodna Zaštita(Civil protection). He was naval air pilot in Austro-hungarian navy during WWI, later served as Kingdom of SHS navy pilot, and was the first pilot that flew along entire eastern coast of Adriatic.

8.1915 LIR 37.Gravosa to Brod na Savi

 12.08.1915 Kuk Felpost card from LIR 37. Gravosa to Brod na Savi(Slavonski Brod today), Slavonija. Mailed via Fp.55 used by 4.Gebirgsbrigade, that was part of 58.Inf.division. It was rare for men from Slavonija to serve with Mountain brigade, in regiment based in Dalmatia(Gavosa or Gruž is suburb of Dubrovnik). Text is in Croatian language.

04.1943 Wehrmacht Wirtschafts Sicherungs Bataillon Kroatien to Kiel in Reich

 

04.04.1943 Official registered letter to Kiel in Reich from Fp.30420 B  - 1.komp. Wehrmacht Wirtschafts Sicherungs Bataillon Kroatien. Mailed via Feldpostamt 530 in Zagreb with Kenn number 176 . Arrival cancel Kiel  is on the back of the cover, as well as straight cancel Dienststelle Fp.30420 B

12.1944 - XIV.Ustaški stajaći zdrug to Zagreb

 

02.12.1944 registered letter from: Doknadna bojna, XIV. Ustaški stajaći zdrug in Nova Gradiška to Zagreb. (Replacement batallion, XIV. Ustasha standing(regular) brigade).

Doknadna bojna XIV. Ustaš.staj.zdruga was former II.doknadna željezničarska stražarska bojna of  Domobranstvo that was included in XIV zdrug on its formation in 02.11.1944. XIV.Zdrug on 01.12.1944 became part of 14.Hrvatska pješačka divizija(Croatian infantry division). Although sent by Military personel,  regular postage for this letter was paid.

5.1915 - K.u.K 79.Inf.regiment to Zagreb

 13.05.1915 Kuk feldpost card from 79.Otocaner inf.regiment 'Graf Jellacic' to Zagreb. Sent via Fp.111 used by 7.Infantry division fighting in Galicia. 

12.1943 Feldkommandantur 1037 in Split to Wien in Dt.Reich

 10.12.1943 letter from Fp.57279 Feldkommandantur 1037 stationed in Split Croatia to Wien, today in Austria. Feldkommandatur  1037 was formed in Lübeck in Military District X on August 23, 1943. The unit  was then placed under the command of  the Plenipotentiary General in Croatia(Bevollmächtigten General in Kroatien). Its HQ was in Split with field commands(Platz-Kommandanturen) in Zadar and Šibenik. 

3.1943 Brckovljani to 15.pješačka pukovnija in Zavidovići

 16.03.1943 parcel card for a parcel mailed from Brckovljani to a member of 5.sat.2.bojna 15. pješačka pukovnija (5.company 2.batallion 15.infantry regiment) stationed in Zavidovići. Content of parcel was food. 15.pješacka pukovnija was in 1943 stationed in central Bosnia. Units cancel in purple. 2.kn stamp has typical error red line on the stamps left.

6.1918 Kuk card from the Middle east(Ottoman empire) to Varazdin, Croatia

 05.06.1918 KuK feldpost from the Ottoman empire mailed to Varaždin, Croatia. Text is in Croatian, written by Lt.Franz Magdić serving with kuk 24cm mörser batterie. Units cancel is applied in red. Mailed via Fp.451, while sender notes his Fp.452, both postal offices served kuk  forces in the middle east.

08.1943 Gendarmerie Hauptmannschaft Varazdin to Reich

10.08.1943 letter from Fp.58219 Gendarmerie Hauptmannschaft Varazdin, mailed via  Fp.47942 Befehlshaber der Ordnungspolizei Kroatien to Gernsheim in Reich. Censor cancel in green, SS censorship.

6.1942 Letter Krapinske Toplice to 3.Gorska pješačka pukovnija

13.06.1942 Registered letter from Krapinske Toplice to 3.Gorska pješačka pukovnija in Banja Luka. Total 12kuna was charged for the letter, arrival cancel Banja Luka at the back is from 14.06.1942.

3.Gorska pješačka pukovnija (3.mountain infantry regiment) was part of 3.Gorski Zdrug , this letter is from period of Zdrug formation

01.1916. K.uK. 36.Inf.div to Osijek

 09.01.1916 K.u.K feldpost from member of  36.Inf.Division command Feldpost 44 as noted by writter to Osijek, Slavonia, Croatia.  Mailed via Fp.132 used by XIII.Korps command, cancel 3/13. Korpstraingruppe. 36.Inf.div was part of XIII.korps, both division and korps were mostly Croatian.

8.1943 - Sriemski Zdrug to 187.Res.Division

??.08.1943 letter from Sriemski Zdrug to Zapovjedništvu(Command of) 187.Rez.divizije. Rare mail from Croatian unit to Wehrmacht unit.  Mailed from Hrvatska Mitrovica to Zagreb. Franked with 3kn official stamp and 0,50kn regular stamp, arrival cancel Zagreb 25.08.1943. Cover is written all over in red pencil , text on the front of the cover routes cover to Ministarstvo Oružanih Snaga Nova Ves Zagreb, on the back red pencil routes cover also to Ministarstvo Or. Snaga, 6.odjel located in Kazališni trg Zagreb. Small patch glued on the front reads 187.Res.Div Kazališni trg and was probably final destination.

This is the first cover from Sriemski Zdrug i have ever seen, extra rare!

5.1915 K.u.K card from IR.No.16 to Bjelovar

 02.05.1915 feldpost card from Common army Warazdin Infantry Rgt.No.16 to a lieutenant recovering in Hospital in Bjelovar, Croatia. IR.No.16 was part of the 36.Inf.div and used its  Fp.number 44. as noted by sender . This card was mailed via Fp.351 used by Army Group Pflanzer-Baltin ( 36ID was part of XIII corps which was part of A.Group.Pflanzer-Baltin).

10.1942 Dubrovnik to 369.Kroat.Inf.Division

 20.10.1942 Card from Dubrovnik to Fp.32040 B , used by 7.Batterie Artillerie Regiment 369 (Kroat.). Machine cancel Dubrovnik, stamp was used although feldpost was free of charge. Censored by Croatian military post ,cancel - G.S.B.P.-Pregledano and by German OKW censors, marked by machine cancel. This is the earliest use of GSBP cancel i have seen.

08.1942. Kroat.Infanterie Ersatz Bataillon 369. to Zagreb

 

09.08.1942 feldpost from Fp.41700 C - 2.komp.Kroat.Infanterie Ersatz-Bataillon 369. to Zagreb, Croatia. Text is in Croatian, usual soldiers greetings to a lady friend. Wehrmacht censorship marking applied both to cover and content page. Feldpost date cancel with markings 'at' applied in Stockerau Lager in the Reich, today in Austria.

9.1917 Scheinwerfer komp. No.36 to Varaždin

 30.09.1917 Kuk Feldpost card from Schinewerfer kompagnie No.36 of the K.u.K 36.infantry division to Waraždin, text  is Croatian. Mailed via Fp.634 used by 36.inf.div. that was mostly Croatian during the whole war. At this time unit was on the Russian(Galician) front.   This the first card i have seen from an  Scheinwerfer(Searchlight) unit among all Croatian units in the K.u.K army

9.1944 5.lovačka pukovnija in Vrpolje to Zlatar

 

31.09.1944 letter to Zlatar, sender is Zastavnik (ensign) Ivan Hoić commander of 14. protuoklopna sat (14.anti-tank company) of 5.lovačka pukovnija (5.jager regiment). Text is very interesting , writer notes regular night clashes with partisans , his soldiers firing  cannons and mortars at the Bolshevik partisans. He writes that he was present in Vinkovci on the 17.08.1944 during big air raid while airplanes were firing rockets at the place. Finally he mentiones one friendly fire incident when germans openned fire on his position and he returned fire on them thinking partisans were attacking him. He writes , that  had only one injured domobran while germans suffered dead and wounded soldiers, and that the firefight lasted for a while until both sides realised they were attacking their allies.

Very interesting is part describing usual day in the battlefield, he states the all man are drinking heavily that he regurarly drinks 6 dl of Pelinkovac,  2 dl of Rum and 1-2 L of Špricer(1/2 wine and 1/2 soda water).. then he feels fine, but not drunk and is not scarred of bullets buzzing around.. This is rare text where soldier admits how they were coping with extreme mental stress of the war.

Official cancel is on the cover and on the letter with old name of the 5th. regiment, 5.pješačka pukovnija (infantry regiment). 5. Infantry regiment in june 1943 became 5.jager regiment and was included in 3.lovački zdrug(3.jager brigade)

3.jager brigade was in training in Reich , Döllersheim with Kroatische Ausbildungs brigade from 02.06-14.07.1944 , when it returned to Croatia it was stationd in area Đakovo-Vrpolje-Vinkovci and was tasked with protecting the harvest, this letter is from that time.

4.1944 - 2.SS Panzer Korps to Osijek, Croatia

 23.04.1944 feldpost cover from Fp.12200 - Stab und Einheit  2.SS panzer Korps to Essegg(Osijek) in Croatia. 2.SS panzer Korps was deployed in France from December 1943 and moved back  to the Eastern front in April 1944.

SS censorship is marked with green A3S cancel.

Sender and reciever have the same Croatian surname Čelenković written in German spelling.

12.1915. Kuk Garnisonsspital No.23 in Zagreb to Bjelovar

 

12.12.1915 K.uK. feldpost card mailed from Kuk Garnisonsspital No.23 in Zagreb to Kuk Reservespital in Bjelovar. Mail between military hospitals in Croatia in rare. Before the start of WW1, 23.Sanitats abteilung was stationed in Zagreb running hospital for servicemen.

12.1944 Ustasha army to Zagreb

09.12.1944 registered letter with content mailed from Karlovac to Zagreb. Sender is member od 3.Sat, Doknadna bojna, III stajaći djelatni zdrug , Ustaška vojnica. (3rd company, training batallion, III.regular brigade, Ustaha army.

Text in interesting, writer states that he serves in 'pisarnica'( adiministrative , office duty), but he also writes: air alerts are almost every day, then we carry an heavy machinegun to the window in the office and if get a good chance we fire it at the airplanes..

Letter was mailed via regular postal service with 12,5 kuna charged for mail in single 'Poglavnik' serie stamp and 10 kuna war tax was also charged in single stamp. Canceled in Karlovac with arrival cancel Zagreb at the back. Purple units cancel is at the back of cover as well as  round censor cancel; Cenzura Zagreb.