2.1943 - 373.Kroatische Tiger division to Reich.

 27.02.1943 official letter mailed from Fp.05367 - 2. Fahrkolonne Infanterie-Divisions-Kolonne 373. (Kroat.) . This was the time of  373. Croatian Tiger division formation. Interestingly letter was mailed by using registered mail of civilian Reich postal services and not by Feldpost service. Mailed from Eschsenbach to Liegnitz

12.1915 KuK Seeflugstation Pola to Zemun

 07.12.1915 Pula, Istra, Croatia postcard mailed as  Kuk feldpost card to Zemun in Srijem,  Slavonia. Text written In Croatian language. Mailed via Kuk Marinefeldpostamt from Kuk Seeflugstation, based on Sv.Katarina island in Pula harbour.

8.1944 - XIV.ŽESTRA BOJNA to Zemun, Croatia.

 01.08.1944 letter from XIV.Žestra Bojna (14th Railway protection battalion) to Zemun, NDH. Latter was mailed via Regular Postal service, but on the back of the paper sheet units cancel was placed, such cancels are very rare. 

Letter contents are very interesting , unit was guarding Johovac Railway station near Doboj  and an attack by allied airplanes is described with 20 dead and 50 wounded soldiers and civilians. 

4.1943 187. Reserve-Division to Wien

 3.4.1943 official registered letter from Fp.37586A (Stab-Reserve-Grenadier-Bataillone I./130) of 187.Reserve-Division to Wien.  Mailed via Felpostamt 530 stationed in Agram that used Kenn number 176, visible in Feldpost cancel. Fp.Amt 530 served AOK 12 later Heeresgruppe E units stationed in Croatia.

10.1914 K.u.K card Lst.Inf.Rgt No.5 to Montona(Motovun) Istra

12.10.1914. KuK feldpost card mailed from civilian post office Pola 2  by a member of Landsturm Infanterie Regiment Pisino No.5 card to Montona( Motovun in Istria). Both sender and recipient have Croatian surnames (and Italian names)  but card is written in Italian language. Croats made up to 40% of Landst.Inf Rgt 5. whose Recruting area included Istra and Kvarner islands, but due to historic reasons a lot of Croats there used Italian language for communication.

5.1941 - letter Zagreb to 4.bataljun 1.pohodne pukovnije in Sarajevo

 

29.05.1941 registered letter from Zagreb to Lt. Mirko Bogić stationed in army barracks "Jajce" in Sarajevo.  He was a member of 4.bataljun 1.pohodne pukovnije - 4th battalion of 1. marching regiment. 

After NDH was formed on 10.04.1941 , new croatian army(Domobranstvo) was formed.  Stationary battalions(posadni bataljuni) in cities were raised as garrisons and marching(mobile) battalions (pohodni bataljuni) were raised to be moved in the country as needed. In total 22 marching battalions were raised until 7.1941 when Domobranstvo was reformed.

4.pohodni bataljon was raised in Karlovac then moved to Sarajevo, in July 1941 it became part of Vojna Krajina, a special military district in NDH on eastern border with Serbia, on Drina river.

Mirko Bogić after the war settled in Slovenia and become one of great nautical sailors of Former Yougoslavia , he died in 2016 being 100 years old , he was born and  buried in Šibenik , Croatia.  In 1936 he finished naval military academy in Kingdom of Yugoslavia and joined new Croatian army in 1941 . One article on Internet mentiones that during his service in Bosnia  while stationed in Goražde  he used to row a canoe on Drina river, this fact matches data that 4.pohodni bataljun became part of Vojna Krajina on Drina river.

9.1944 - Feldeisenbahn Betriebs Abteilung 22 to Reich.

13.09.1944 rare  registered official cover mailed from Fp.26248 - Feldeisenbahn Betriebs Abteilung 22 to St.Polten. Miled via Feldpostamt 530 stationed  in Zagreb using Kenn number 176. 

3.1916 - K.u.K Inf.Rgt 79 to Zagreb

 13.03.1916  feldpost card from Maschinengewehrabteilung No.1 of 79.Infantry regiment to Zagreb. Mailed via Fp.111 used by 7.Infantry division , division was mostly Croatian at that time.  79.Inf.rgt was until  8.1916 on Russian front then moved to Italian front.

3.1943 Zagreb to Fp.36811 Landesschutzen-Bataillon 925

 09.03.1943 cover mailed from Zdravstveni zavod u Zagrebu ( Health insitute in Zagreb) to Fp.36811 - Landesschutzen Bataillon 925,  stationed in Novska.   Adressed to Bataillionsarzt or Battalions Medical doctor. Purple cancel also reads Zdravstveno-tehnički laboratoriji , Health(medical)-technical laboratory. Although Feldpost was free of charge, local postal charge of 3,5 kn was paid in Official stamps, arrival cancel at the back, Novska 10.03.1943.

WW1 , Krashovani Croat, K.u.K prisoner of war , Italy to Hungary.

 WW1 - card from KuK soldier in prisoners of war camp in Italy to Temesvukovar,  last post Niczkyfalva , Temes county , Hungary. Today Vucova near Nitchidorf, Temesvar county in Romania. Card is without date and can be any year from 1915-18.

What is very interesting is text that is written in non-standard Croatian language even for the early 20th century standards.  In Romania there is small Croatian minority in this area around Temesvar, called Krashovani Croats and i think this card was written in Krashovani Croatian language.This Krashovan Croatian soldier served with KuK army ,become prisoner of war  and was intered in camp in Palermo, Sicily , Italy.

5.1944 - 369.Kroat.inf.div to Italy

 5.1944 feldpost card from Fp.42963 - Veterinar Kompanie 369 Kroat.Inf.division to Treviso in Italian Social Republic (Republic of Salo). Adress written in Italian language, this Italian soldier surely joined 369.Croatian.Inf.division after the Italian capitulation in Sep.1943. Mail from 369 Kroat.div. to  countries other then Germany and Croatia is very rare!

9.1943 Zagreb to Središnja domobranska škola in Varaždin

 

9.1943 registered cover mailed from Zagreb to a member of 1.bitnica topničkog sklopa (1.section  of artillery battery) in Varaždin. He is titled Domobran-djak, meaning Soldier-student.  What isnt written is that battery was part of Središnja domobranska škola(Central army school) that trained reserve officers. In the middle of 1943 school had 2 infantry batallions and 1 artillery battery( topnički sklop), with a total of 720 men with 6 guns.

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I made my first post on this blog on 17.08.2019 , now 3 years later this blog reached 10.000 visitors ... in my opinion its a solid result for such an specific blog. I will publish a note when we reach 20.000 visits..

 Last weeks i didnt  publish new posts but i hope to  resume usual scheme of 1 post a week from September.

In July 2022 new ACTA PHILATELICA NOVA 2021 was published , my article about K.u.K Feldpost mailed from Middle east by Croatian soldiers was published in the magazine.

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