18.11.1942 parcel card to Ustaška Vojnica

 28.11.1942 parcel card for a food packet mailed from Erdevik to an Ustaša a member of 1.novačka sat 1.novačka bojna, Ustaške vojnice in Hrvatski Karlovci in Srijem. Arrival cancel is at the back as well as units cancel. 

Ustaška vojnica replacements were all volunteers until September 1942, then new army recruits were offered to join Domobranstvo or Ustaška vojnica. In Ustaška vojnica two replacement battalions(novačka bojna) were formed on 01.11.1942. First one was based in Osijek and second one was based in Hrvatski Karlovci. Replacement battalions started training recruits from 01.11.1942.

2.replacement battalion had HQ with 4 infantry companies(5,6,7 and 8 novačka sat), 2.novački bacački vod(2.mortar platoon) and 2.novački topovski vod(2.artillery platoon) with a total of 12 Officers, 11 NCOs and 821 soldiers a total of 844 men.

Both replacement battalions were integrated in PTS on 15.08.1943 and units were disbanded.

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.

1.1942 Ustasha army - Railway security battalion in Bosnia

 30.01.1942 Extremly Rare letter from Zagreb to a member of Željeznička Ustaška Vojnica(ŽUV), 1st.company in Maglaj, Bosnia. At that time Željeznička vojnica had only one battalion. On the cover ŽUV is misspelled as ZVV but I have another cover mailed to the same person in ŽUV that I published here - Ustasa Railway security militia

7.1944 cover MINORS - GLAVNOSTOŽERNI URED to Zapovjedništvo VIII ustaškog stajaćeg zdruga

 17.07.1944 official cover mailed from MINORS - GLAVNOSTOŽERNI URED (Ministry of Defence Army HQ) in Zagreb to Zapovjedništvo VIII ustaškog stajaćeg zdruga (HQ of VIII ustaša active brigade) in Kostajnica. VIII ust.staj. zdrug was formed on 28.11.1943 as planned Ustaški krajiški dobrovoljački zdrug , but on 22.04.1944 was renamed in VIII ust.stajaći djelatni zdrug. Brigade HQ was in Kostajnica until the end of the war, it's unit were stationed in Banovina and Pounje with some displaced on Kordun and Lika. In September 1944 brigade had 4880 soldiers. On 01. December 1944 brigade become part of the 4.Croatian infantry division.

Letter was franked with official stamp 3,50 kn , canceled in Zagreb post Office.

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.

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.

12,1942 - ILOK to 29.bojna Ustaške vojnice (29. Ustasha army battalion) in Srebrenica.

 21.12.1942 parcel card for packet mailed from Ilok to Srebrenica to Petar Rambala a  member of 29.Ustasha battalion stationed there.He is a member of Headquarters company. Parcel content is food sent probably as Christmas gift. Packet was mailed on 21.12 , arrived on Christmas 25.12. and was collected from Post office on 27.12. when it was signed by Rambala himself. Why was porto  charged and why were 2 porto stamps of 1kuna each  canceled on 29.12 is a mystery. Possibly wrong date was inserted in canceller.

6.1944 - PTS in Varaždin to Kroat.Ausbil.Brig. Fp.59099

 01.06.1944 card from Varaždin to Fp.59099-D which is 3.company, 2nd.Ausbildungs Bataillon, Kroatische Ausbildungs Brigade in Stockerau. German censor cancel is seen even on front side. Croatian post marked postcard with a letter T meaning postage due was to be paid but ignored by Feldpost service. 

There are 2 very interesting things about this card are: 

1) adressee it titled Ust.Mirko Biondić, Ust. being short for Ustaša , such title is rarely seen on mail to Kroatische Ausbildungs Brigade. 

2) sender note his adress as 4.sat. Oklopni sklop PTS-a , meaning 4.company, Armour battalion(sklop) of PTS - Poglavnikov Tjelesni Sdrug or "Poglavnik Bodyguard Brigade" which was Ustasa militia most elite military unit. 

Mail from PTS is extremely rare !!

1943. Stožer Ustaške vojnice - Headquarters of Ustasa army.

 

 15.11.1943 official letter from Headquartes of Ustasa army in Zagreb to Court Table in Osijek. Such covers from HQ of Ustasha army are rare. This one was probably delivered by courier as it has no signs of postal manipulation.

Cancel is interesting Ministarstvo oružanih snaga(MINORS) is Ministry of Armed forces.Stožer Ustaške vojnice is Headquarters of Ustasa army.

 

 

Ustasha army - Railway security militia

 In october 1941 Željeznička Ustaška Vojnica was formed to perform railway security duties. Until the end of February 1942 it had only one battalion based in Zagreb , after that a second one was formed in Sarajevo. Željeznička ustaška vojnica was later expanded but it was never a large force.  In July.1942 it had 1425 members.

Extremly Rare letter from Zagreb to a member of Željeznička Ustaška Vojnica  , 1st.company 3rd. platoon based in Maglaj, Bosnia, arrival cancel on the reverse. Mailed  on 27.01.1942 , at that time Željeznička vojnica had only one battalion.

Ustasha army - Ustaška vojnica

Ustasha army - Ustaška vojnica : FELDPOST

Feldpost from Ustasha army is very  rare compared to feldpost from Domobranstvo . Ustasha army was much smaller and more heavily involved in fighting hence scarcity of mail . Also I suspect that much of the mail was destroyed after the war to avoid persecution by new Yugoslav communist authorities. 

I have seen only packet cards addressed to Ustasha members and official mail, i guess personal mail is extremely rare.

 07.12.1942 packet card  from Šid to Ustasha member of 4.satnija(company) 29.bojna(battalion) in Srebrenica.
On 01.12.1942 -  29.bojna was part of 1.Stajaći djelatni zdrug. Its Headquater ,  headquarters company , 3rd and 4th company were stationed in Srebrenica . Average Ustaska Bojna had around 700 members, number varying from 500 to 1000.

24.02.1945. packet card from Vinkovci to member od 5.sat(company) 1.Novačka bojna of 1.Ustaški Obranbeni Zdrug in  Vrapče (Zagreb). Official stamp at the back of the card is not clear but i think reads 2.novačka bojna  which ic correct  as 1.novačka bojna had 1.2.3 and 4. sat. while 5. 6. 7. and 8. sat were in 2.novačka bojna which had 888 members.

02.03.1944 Packet card from Oriolik to a  Bojnik (major) of  Poglavnikov tjelesni sdrug (PTS). 6.sat ,2.bojna(batallion)  1.pukovnija(regiment) in Varaždin. Official cancel at the back reads 13.sat(stožerna sat) (13.headquaters company), 1.pukovnija PTS. Arrival cancel Varaždin.
13.sat was locted in Varaždin,  2.bojna with 6.sat was located in Novi Marof near Varaždin.

21.01.1944 packet card from Slavonski brod (or Brod n/S as in label) to member of  27.sat!(probably incorrectly written).Novački sklop PTS  stationed in Karlovac. (Novački sklop: meaning recruiting(training) unit)
Official cancel reads Novački sklop PTS - 2. (2. probably means - 2.novačka bojna-battalion)

Novački sklop was based in Karlovac  , it had :
Headquarter and headquarters sat.
1.novačka bojna with its headquarter and headquarters sat, 1. 2. and 3.novačka sat ,
2.novačka bojna with its headquarter and headquarters sat, 4. 5. and 6. novačka sat.