Stamp Croatia Sc B37 Sheet 1943 WWII Russia Legion Soldier Panzer Pilot Set MNH

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Stamp Croatia Sc B37 Sheet 1943 WWII Russia Legion Soldier Panzer Pilot Set MNH
Croatia HRVATSKA
Legions for Russia Set, influenced by the National Socialism. The 369th Reinforced Infantry Regiment Legion was a unit of the German Wehrmacht that fought on the Eastern Front in World War II. The regiment was raised from volunteers drawn from Croatia and was commonly referred to as the Croatian Legion (Hrvatska Legija).
On 10 April 1941, the Independent State of Croatia ( NDH ) was created as a puppet state aligned to the occupying Germans. The Usta?e fascist government of the NDH asked Germany for military assistance as they feared Italian territorial ambitions after ceding much of the coastal area of Dalmatia to Italy in treaties signed on 18 May 1941. By 25 June 1941, Poglavnik Ante Pavelic, the leader of the NDH, had sent an envoy to Berlin to offer volunteers to serve on the Eastern Front. By 2 July, the Third Reich Fuhrer Adolf AH had accepted the offer, and military units were formed under the supervision of two German army officers. The NDH viewed this as strengthening its ties with Germany in resisting further territorial losses to Italy under Mussolini, also and ally of the Third Reich.
The legion members swore an oath to Adolf. Whilst not an official part of the Wehrmacht, the regiment was under German military jurisdiction and direct German command serving as part of the 100th Light Infantry Division All soldiers wore Wehrmacht uniforms with a Croatian checkerboard patch incorporating the word Hrvatska (Croatia) on the upper right sleeve and right side of the helmet as seen on the stamps.
Initially, two battalions were raised and formed into a regiment at Varazdin. This was followed by the raising of a third battalion at Sarajevo. Only Croats, Ukrainians or White Russians were accepted as volunteers, and about one third of those accepted were Bosnian Muslims. The regiment was then transported to Dollersheim, Austria for training. With an effective strength of 5000, the regiment consisted of three infantry battalions, a machine-gun company, an anti-tank company, three batteries of field artillery, headquarters staff and a supply company.
On 21 August 1941, the regiment was transported to Romania. From there, it spent several weeks marching on foot to the front line. On 10 October, the regiment linked up on the line of the Dnieper River with the 100th Light Infantry Division, which was then part of the 17th Army, Army Group South.
The 100th Light Infantry Division, including the 369th Croatian Reinforced Infantry Regiment, was involved in the heavy fighting for the "Red October" factory and for Mamayev Hill during the Battle of Stalingrad. By November 1942 the fighting in their sector had become a locked stalemate with little progress. By December 1942 the regiment had seen such intense combat that it was at 1/3 strength. Despite the harsh conditions, the German high command credited the regiment with maintaining 'proper and military bearing.
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Code
Type
Comment
MNH
Mint Never Hinged
Post Office Fresh, no marks on Gum, except the usual Gum Skip.
MH
Mint Hinged
Hinge Remnant, Hinge Mark, excessive Gum Skips.
MNG
Mint No Gum
The gum has been removed, or as issued without the gum by the post office.
Used / U
Used / Canceled
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CTO
CTO
"Canceled to Order" by Post Office.
ImP
Imperforated
Stamps without perforations.
Block
Block
Block of 4 Stamps.
Mixed
Mixed
Mixed MNH, MH MNG, or Used
F
Faulty
These stamps have tears, thins, problems, toning, missing perfs and more.
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