15.11.1944 card mailed from Otoka near Bosanska Krupa to Sisak. Mailed without stamps, in red is handwritten Bojna pošta( military mail-Feldpost). Military cancel reads 4.SAT 1.DOM.(OBRANSKE) JURIŠNE BOJNE. (4.Company 1.Domobran Storm/Assault Battalion.)
During 1942 two independant Domobran Storm/Assault battalions were formed.
1.Storm battalion after formation in 1942 was stationed around Zagreb, in December 1942 it was part of Banjalucki Zdrug(Brigade), and at the end of 1944 was stationed around Otoka and Bosanska Krupa.
2.Storm battalion was in first part of 1943 stationed in Slavonia.
In 9.1943 both Storm Batallions had around 1100 soldiers, so each had more then 500 men.
This is first mail from Domobran Storm Batallions i have seen, it is extremely rare.
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