Czechoslovak Field Post 1938

Last edited April 7, 2000

The Czechoslovak Field Post during the Sudetenland crisis was active during the short time period between 1.10.1938 and 6.12.1938; many field post offices were closed already in October and November. The offices were spread over the entire territory of former Czechoslovakia including Bohemia, Moravia & Silesia (present territory of the Czech Republic), Slovakia (present territory of Slovak Republic) and Carpatho-Ukraine (at present part of Ukraine).

Contents

Basic postmark types

field post offices
field post
sorting offices		  
field post
collecting offices		    
central field
post office		  
travelling field
post offices		    

censor mark

 

Top

Table of Field Post Offices

FPO # military unit (1) activity period (2) location(s) (3)
1 BR 31 1.10.-(12.11.) Veseli-Mezimosti [C]
2 BR 32 ?-(9.11.) Rokycany [C]
3 BR 33 1.10.-(1.12.) Mlada Boleslav , Cesky Dub, Mnichovo Hradiste[C]
4 BR 34 1.10.-(12.11.) Hradec Kralove [C]
5 BR 35 4.10.-10.11. Kostelec nad Orlici, (Vamberk) [C]
6 BR 36 1.10.-(15.11.) (Sumperk), Olomouc [C]
7 BR 37 1.10.-(17.11.) (Sternberk), Brno [C]
8 BR 38 1.10.-(8.11.) Pohorelice [C]
9 BR 39 1.10.-6.12. Galanta, Hlohovec [S]
10 BR 40 4.10.-5.12. Banska Bystrica [S]
11 BR 41 1.10.-6.12. Margecany [S]
12 BR 42 1.10.-6.12. Uzhorod, Perecin [U]
13 ID 1 (5.10.)-19.10. Jemnice [C]
14 ID 2 1.10.-16.10. Zdice [C]
15 ID 3 1.10.-18.10. Mseno u Melnika, Rozdalovice [C]
16 ID 4 (6.10.)-16.10. Hradec Kralove, (Vamberk?) [C]
17 ID 5 (2.10.)-16.10. Pisek [C]
18 ID 6 ? Pohorelice [C]
19 ID 7 ? Lipnik nad Becvou, (Zabreh ?) [C]
20 ID 8 ? Opava, Ostrava, (Moravsky Beroun ?) [C]
21 ID 9 1.10.-? Nove Mesto nad Vahem, Trnava, Senec [S]
22 ID 10 ?-15.11. Krupina [S]
23 ID 11 1.10.-17.11. Mytna, Lovinobana [S]
24 ID 12 1.10.-6.12. (Hulin [C]), Mukacevo [U], Svaljava [U]
25 ID 13 (5.10.)-16.10. Skutec [C]
26 MD 14 ? Trest [C]
27 ID 15 (10.10)-(9.11.) Sered nad Vahom, Levice, Nova Bana, (Senica ?) [S]
28 ID 16 1.10.-6.12. Ruzomberok [S]
29 ID 17 (2.10.)-(4.12.) (Uzhorod [U]), Michalovce [S]
30 ID 18 ?-16.10. Praha-Reporyje [C]
31 ID 19 (3.10.)-(10.10.) Namest nad Oslavou [C]
32 ID 20 ? Velka Mana [S]
33 ID 21 ? Bertotovce u Presova [S], (Veseli nad Moravou [C])
34 ID 22 (4.10.)-(19.11.) Zilina, Michalovce [S]
35 BZ XI ?-20.10. Praha [C]
36 BZ XII 4.10.-28.10. Hradec Kralove [C]
37 BZ XIII ? (Sternberk), Olomouc, Hranice [C]
38 BZ XIV (2.10.)-(4.11.) Brno [C]
39 BZ XV 1.10.-5.12. Banska Bystrica [C]
40 BZ XVI 1.10.-3.12. Kosice, Kysak, Margecany [S]
41 AC I (7.10.)-18.10. Votice [C]
42 AC II (3.10.)-16.10. Podebrady [C]
43 AC III 2.10.-? Brno, (Jihlava) [C]
44 AC IV 1.10.-(23.10.) Litovel, (Olomouc ?) [C]
45 AC V ? Piestany, Nove Mesto nad Vahom [S]
46 AC VI ?-18.11. Malacky [S], Vranov nad Toplou [S], (Uherske Hradiste [C], Sobeslav [C])
47 AC VII (6.10.)-16.11. Vrable, Topolcany [S]
48 AC VIII ? Vranov, (Uherske Hradiste ?) [C]
49 FD 1 (3.10.)-20.10. Benesov u Prahy, (Pacov) [C]
50 FD 2 1.10.-(3.11.) Vyskov, Zeletava [C]
51 FD 3 2.10.-6.12. Levice, Mestecko u Leopoldova, Trnava [S]
52 FD 4 3.10.-21.10. Sobeslav [C]
53 A 1 1.10.-20.10. Kutna Hora [C]
54 A 1 (2.10.)-20.10. Pardubice [C]
55 A 4 (4.10.)-(21.10.) Brno [C]
56 A 4 1.10.-18.10. Uherske Hradiste [C]
57 A 3 1.10.-(15.11.) Poprad [S]
58 A 3 1.10.-29.11. Leopoldov [S]
59 A 3 1.10.-6.12. Kremnica [S]
60 SHQ (3.10.)-(16.10.) Olomouc, Racice [C]
61 A 2 1.10.-(16.10.) Brno [C]
62 P 3.10.-20.10. Praha-Vokovice [C]
63 G 1 1.10.-10.11. Slany, Rakovnik, Revnicov [C]
64 A 2 1.10.-(12.11.) Olomouc, Racice [C]

(1) A - army, AC - army corps, BR - border region, BZ - border zone, FD - fast division, G - group, ID - infantry division, MD - motorized division, P - Prague defense group, SHQ - supreme headquarters
(2) Data outside the given time interval may be also found (particularly on souvenir items). Parentheses indicate preliminary data evaluated from cards/covers.
(3) The letters in brackets indicate the present location: [C]zech Republic, [S]lovak Republic, [U]kraine.

Top

Table of Other Offices

office type office # location(s) (1)
central field post office - Prerov [C]
field post sorting office 1 Nemecky Brod [C]
2 Brno [C]
3 Vrutky [S]
4 Poprad [S]
5 Olomouc [C]
field post collecting office - Praha [C]
- Plzen [C]
- Pardubice [C]
- Brno [C]
- Prerov [C]
- Vrutky [S]
- Trencin [S]
- Kosice [S]
travelling field post office 1 Prerov [C] to Zilina [S]
2 Zilina [S] to Prerov [C]
3 Prerov to Nemecky Brod [C], Prerov to Brno [C]
4 Nemecky Brod to Prerov [C], Brno to Prerov [C]
9 Prerov to Nemecky Brod [C], Prerov to Brno [C]
10 Nemecky Brod to Prerov [C], Brno to Prerov [C]
11 Prerov [C] to Zilina [S]
12 Zilina [S] to Prerov [C]
13 Prerov to Breclav [C]
14 Breclav to Prerov [C]
15 Prerov to Breclav [C]
16 Breclav to Prerov [C]

(1) The letters in brackets indicate the present location: [C]zech Republic, [S]lovak Republic.

Top

Example

Official field post card sent by a soldier of field slaughther-house 19 in Olomouc, posted at Field post sorting office 5. Circular date stamp TRIDIRNA POLNICH POST 5/d, 12.X.38 and censor mark of the sorting office.

Top

References

L. Novotny: Specialni prirucka pro sberatele ceskoslovenskych znamek. NADAS, Praha 1970, p. 517. (Special handbook for collectors of Czechoslovak stamps) (In Czech).

V. Palkoska: Polni posta cs. armady v roce 1938. Filatelisticke sesity, in Filatelie Vol. 39 (1989), Nr. 24; Vol. 40 (1990), Nr. 2, 3, 4. (Field post of the Czechoslovak army in 1938) (In Czech).

M. Vostatek: Cs. polni posta 1938. Filatelie Vol. 37 (1987), Nr. 19, p. 560; Nr. 20, p. 592; Nr. 21, p. 625; Nr. 22, p. 662. (Czechoslovak field post 1938) (In Czech).

M. Vostatek: Organizace cs. polni posty 1938. Filatelie Vol. 41 (1991), Nr. 18, p. 541. (Organization of the Czechoslovak field post in 1938) (In Czech).

Top


Back

Home
Questions and comments