Sunday, 6 October 2024

6.1943 Parcel card to Command of Railway protection force "LIKA"


 


08.06.1943 parcel card for a packet mailed  from Delnice to a sergeant  in Radio station Ogulin that was part of  "Zapovjedničtvo Osiguranja željezničke mreže "LIKA" in Ogulin"( Command of Railway protection force "LIKA" ) with nice unit cancel in purple.

During the second half of 1942 , Command of Railway protection force "LIKA"  was formed with 3 Railway protection battalions , I. , II. and III. ŽESTRA bojna (Željezničarska Stražarska Bojna). It was part of Domobranstvo(Regular army).

Commands HQ was in Ogulin.

I.ŽESTRA bojna was in Brušani near Gospić, with 3 rifle companies and one Machinegun company - around 900 men

II.ŽESTRA bojna was in Oštarije near Ogulin  with 3 rifle companies and one Machinegun company - around 800 men

III.ŽESTRA bojna had HQ in Lešće near Otočac with 3 rifle companies and one Machinegun company - around 600 men

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