Sunday, 22 February 2026

12.1942 - 369.Infantry (Kroat.) divison to Koprivnica



 15.12.1942 christmas card mailed from Fp.31151 D or 6.Batterie Artillerie Regiment 369. , 369.Infantry (Kroat.) divison or Teufels(Devils)division to Koprivnica in Croatia. Nice units cancel is present, at this time division was still in formation and training in Austria. Feldpost cancel (Tarnstempel) has marks ad, this cancel was used in Dollersheim. For some reason card was refused by feldpost and marked Zuruck-unzulassig( return-invalid). 

Saturday, 14 February 2026

12.1942. parcel card to XVIII. Ustaška bojna



 19.12.1942 parcel card from Kutina to an Ustaša, a member of 2.sat 18.bojna(2.company of 18.battalion) lacated in Bosanska Gradiška, content of parcel was food and its weight was 5kg. Total postal charge was 21 kuna paid in Kutina with a mix of one regular and one porto stamp. Parcel arrived in Bosanska Gradiška on 21.12 another porto 2kn was  charged the next day. Purple units cancel: 41. sat - Ustaške pukovnije (41.company of Ustasa regiment) probably is an older cancel.
18.Ustaška bojna was stationed in Bosanska Gradiška from March 1942 until February 1943. On August 1942 it had HQ company and 3 rifle comapanies, with manpower of 4 officers, 21 NCO and 355 soldiers.

Friday, 6 February 2026

4.1917 K.u.K Marinefeldpost from S.M.B 14



 4.1917 K.u.K Marinefeldpost mailed from S.M.B 14 in Dubrovnik to Jelsa on island Hvar, Croatia. Photograph of a Dubrovnik was used as a card, mailed from civilian post office Gruž/Gravosa nowdays main sea port of Dubrovnik. Ships cancel: K.u.K Kriegsmarine  S.M.B 14 is in red (S.M.B - Seiner Majestät Boot- His majesty boat). Date in postal cancel is barely visible but text in Croatian has an Easter greeting.  Easter in 1917 was on Sunday 08.04.1917. As SMB 14 was towing an damaged seaplane to Kumbor in Boka Kotorska from 01-03.04.1917 this card is probably from that period.

Sunday, 1 February 2026

3.1943 - 7.SS division Prinz Eugen to Berlin


 12.03.1943 feldpost card mailed from Fp.44516 A used by  Stab, Pionier Bataillon SS-Freiwilligen Gebirgs Division 'Prinz Eugen' to Berlin. Division at the time was fighting in the late stages of operation(fall) Weiss 2, advancing from western Bosnia to Mostar area in Herzegovina.