Saturday, 16 December 2023

6.1943 Sarajevo to 12.pješačka pukovnija(12.infantry regiment)



17.06.1943 registered letter from Sarajevo to Bosanski Novi , adressed to colonel Miroslav Schlacher commander of 12.pješačka pukovnija(12.infantry regiment). Postage paid , arrival cancel Bos.Novi 19.06.1943

Schlacher latter in war become commander of Brzi Zdrug(Mobile Brigade). In September 1945  he was executed by Communist butchers with other Croatian patriots, after a mock trial of Croatian officers in Belgrade.

Sunday, 10 December 2023

12.1915 K.u.k mail from hospital in Zagreb to hospital in Zemun



 02.12.1915 K.u.k feldpost card from hospital in Zagreb(Bolnica Milosrdne braće/ Bramherzigen Bruder Spital) to hospital in Zemun(Bolnica Crvrnog Križa/Red cross hospital). Dated in text which is in Croatian. Hospital cancel applied in red, censor cancel Zensuriert 6 from Zagreb censors is also present. Red cancel has Militarpflege written meaning Military care (care for wounded), such mail was treated as feldpost and no there was no charge for it.

Monday, 4 December 2023

6.1943 - Deutsches Abnahmekommando bei Firma “Croatia” Agram to Reich



 

03.06.1943 official registered feldpost from Fp.25698 - Deutsches Abnahmekommando (N) bei Firma “Croatia” Agram to Wien in Reich. This is the first letter i have ever seen from this Fp.number. Mailed via Fp.amt 530 based in Zagreb with Kenn number 176.

Sunday, 26 November 2023

5.1942 Zagreb to Narodna zaštita in Sarajevo



 27.05.1942 card from Zagreb to Sarajevo. Adressed to Kapetanu bojnog broda(linienschiffskapitän) Frederik(Miroslav)Gogala commander of 3.province of Narodna Zaštita(Civil protection). He was naval air pilot in Austro-hungarian navy during WWI, later served as Kingdom of SHS navy pilot, and was the first pilot that flew along entire eastern coast of Adriatic.

Saturday, 18 November 2023

8.1915 LIR 37.Gravosa to Brod na Savi


 12.08.1915 Kuk Felpost card from LIR 37. Gravosa to Brod na Savi(Slavonski Brod today), Slavonija. Mailed via Fp.55 used by 4.Gebirgsbrigade, that was part of 58.Inf.division. It was rare for men from Slavonija to serve with Mountain brigade, in regiment based in Dalmatia(Gavosa or Gruž is suburb of Dubrovnik). Text is in Croatian language.

Saturday, 11 November 2023

04.1943 Wehrmacht Wirtschafts Sicherungs Bataillon Kroatien to Kiel in Reich



 

04.04.1943 Official registered letter to Kiel in Reich from Fp.30420 B  - 1.komp. Wehrmacht Wirtschafts Sicherungs Bataillon Kroatien. Mailed via Feldpostamt 530 in Zagreb with Kenn number 176 . Arrival cancel Kiel  is on the back of the cover, as well as straight cancel Dienststelle Fp.30420 B

Sunday, 5 November 2023

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.

Sunday, 29 October 2023

5.1915 - K.u.K 79.Inf.regiment to Zagreb



 13.05.1915 Kuk feldpost card from 79.Otocaner inf.regiment 'Graf Jellacic' to Zagreb. Sent via Fp.111 used by 7.Infantry division fighting in Galicia. 

Saturday, 21 October 2023

12.1943 Feldkommandantur 1037 in Split to Wien in Dt.Reich


 10.12.1943 letter from Fp.57279 Feldkommandantur 1037 stationed in Split Croatia to Wien, today in Austria. Feldkommandatur  1037 was formed in Lübeck in Military District X on August 23, 1943. The unit  was then placed under the command of  the Plenipotentiary General in Croatia(Bevollmächtigten General in Kroatien). Its HQ was in Split with field commands(Platz-Kommandanturen) in Zadar and Šibenik. 

Sunday, 15 October 2023

3.1943 Brckovljani to 15.pješačka pukovnija in Zavidovići



 16.03.1943 parcel card for a parcel mailed from Brckovljani to a member of 5.sat.2.bojna 15. pješačka pukovnija (5.company 2.batallion 15.infantry regiment) stationed in Zavidovići. Content of parcel was food. 15.pješacka pukovnija was in 1943 stationed in central Bosnia. Units cancel in purple. 2.kn stamp has typical error red line on the stamps left.

Monday, 9 October 2023

6.1918 Kuk card from the Middle east(Ottoman empire) to Varazdin, Croatia



 05.06.1918 KuK feldpost from the Ottoman empire mailed to Varaždin, Croatia. Text is in Croatian, written by Lt.Franz Magdić serving with kuk 24cm mörser batterie. Units cancel is applied in red. Mailed via Fp.451, while sender notes his Fp.452, both postal offices served kuk  forces in the middle east.

Sunday, 1 October 2023

08.1943 Gendarmerie Hauptmannschaft Varazdin to Reich


10.08.1943 letter from Fp.58219 Gendarmerie Hauptmannschaft Varazdin, mailed via  Fp.47942 Befehlshaber der Ordnungspolizei Kroatien to Gernsheim in Reich. Censor cancel in green, SS censorship.

Sunday, 24 September 2023

6.1942 Letter Krapinske Toplice to 3.Gorska pješačka pukovnija



13.06.1942 Registered letter from Krapinske Toplice to 3.Gorska pješačka pukovnija in Banja Luka. Total 12kuna was charged for the letter, arrival cancel Banja Luka at the back is from 14.06.1942.

3.Gorska pješačka pukovnija (3.mountain infantry regiment) was part of 3.Gorski Zdrug , this letter is from period of Zdrug formation