4.1916 K.u.K 79.Inf.Rgt to Zagreb

 

17.04.1916 K.u.k Feldpost card from 1.Machinengewehr abteilung of 79.Inf.Regiment mailed to Zagreb by Fp.111 used by 7.Inf.Division. Sender notes date and place of writing card as 16.04.1916 Russia. Text is in Croatian language, this is an Easter card. Beautiful IR 79. Graf Jelačić card was used.

11.1943 letter to Croatian "Legionar" in Lazarett ,Bayeruth, Reich.

 

15.11.1943 letter from Glina  to a Croatian soldier in Laz(arett) der Luftwaffe abt. VI. In Bayeruth in Bavaria, Germany. Title written on letter is 'Legionar' . At that time in Croatia all Croatian soldiers serving with German forces were called Legionares, but such title is extremely rarly seen on mail. Whether this soldier served with Croatian Air Legion or Croatian(Kroatische) flak legion remains unknown . Letter is franked with blue stamp "BORBA", this stamp is rarely seen on covers. Officialy this stamp was pulled from use on 31.05.1942. but this cover proves that in war time postal regulations were often ignored.

10.1916 K.uK 13.Sapper batallion to Zagreb

 12.10.1916 Feldpostkarte mailed from K.u.K Mob.Reservespital 2/13 to Zagreb via Fp.38 used by 13.K.u.k korps(Croatian-Slavonian korps) in Galician front. Sender was member of 3.company 13.Sappeur batallion based in Zagreb,  but ended in hospital due to tooth problems as he writes in the card.

3.1942 Kroat.Inf.Ersatz batallion 369. to Wien

 14.03.1942 official letter from 369.Kroatische Infanterie Ersatz Batallion to Wien.  Beautiful units round cancel on the front side , units straight cancel at the back.

1.1916 K.u.K 79.Inf.Rtg to Zagreb

 

15.01.1916 K.u.K feldpost card from 79.Infantry Regiment to Zagreb, mailed via Fp.111 used by 7.Infantry Division on Galician Front . In August 1916 Regiment moved from Russian to Italian front on Isonzo river.

6.1944 - 42.Jäger division to Wien

 01.06.1944 official registered letter from Fp.09369 used by Verwaltungs-Kompanie 142 of the 42.Jäger division. Mailed via Felpostamt 530 in Zagreb using Kenn number 176. Arrival cancel Wien 03.06.1944.  That June 42.Jager division moved from Croatia to Italy.

6.1944 Zagreb to 7.lovačka pukovnija

 10.06.1944 registered letter mailed from Zagreb to 3.company 1.battalion 7.jäger(hunting) regiment.( 3.sat.1.bojna.7.lovačka pukovnija.). Arrival cancel Banja Luka 12.06.1944.

7.lovačka pukovnija was part of 4.lovački zdrug (4.jager brigade) ,in late 1944 brigade bacome part of 4.Croatian division.

1917 K.u.K Marinefeldpost to Zagreb

 22.07.1917 K.u.K  Merinefeldpost from SMS Viribus Unitis to Zagreb.  Zensuriert cancel in red colour  and KuK Marinfeldpost Pola on front of cover. Arrival cancel Zagreb at the back cover, content of letter are usual greetings.

01.01.2023 Croatia in Schengen area and in Euro zone , Happy new year!

 01.01.2023 Croatia in Schengen area and joins Euro zone!  Happy new year!

Although I will miss our kuna currency, new era beggins for better or for worse. Since 1918 and collapse of Austro-Hungary there was a border with Hungary and with Slovenia for last 30 years, border is now gone.

To mark this i will post on blog an interesting letter pictured above, though not a feldpost.

13.10.1942 official letter from Croatian-German commision for Borders, mailed from Croatian delegation to Velika župa( county of) Zagorje in Varaždin, arrival cancel at the back. Very rare Commisions cancel in red.

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.