Saturday, 17 May 2025

2.1944 - Croatian 'Flak' unit in Brod n/s to Osijek

 


17.02.1944 letter mailed from an pz. vodnik, 1. laka bitnica, 3.p.z skupina Brod n/s ( Antiaircraft(flak) Sergeant, 1.light battery of 3.anti-aircraft group(p.z skupina = flak abteilung) in Brod n/s, today Slavonski Brod).
  3.anti-aircraft group was formed in 1943 in Brod N/S. Each anti-aircraft group consisted of  three heavy and one light battery. 
In April 1944 heavy bombing of Brod n/s started, by the end of the war a greater part of the city was destroyed with 4000 tons of aircraft bombs.
Letter was correctly franked with 3,5kn stamp with 2 kuna war tax  paid. Arrival cancel Osijek is on the back side as well as red censor mark CENZURA Br.17 of Osijek censorship office. Letter content is present, text is usually greetings.

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  1. Danas sam pronašao pisma djedovog brata s oznakom Fledpost no. 07433. Djedov brat zvao se Ivan Košćak i poginu je negdje krajem 1944. No ne zna mu se grob. Ima li nekih mogućnosti saznati što više? Možete mi pisati na mail nbolsec26@gmail.com

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