Red Army Field Post (Polevaya pochta) numbers

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otlichnik
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Red Army Field Post (Polevaya pochta) numbers

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Post by otlichnik » 23 Oct 2022, 19:34

Does anyone know of a comprehensive listing of Red Army field post ( polevaya pochta / полевая почта ) numbers from the second world war?

These are also known as v/ch numbers ( в/ч ) or voennyi chast or military unit numbers. (I think these were the same thing.)

I have found a few partial specialized listings online - e.g. Soviet units in Germany, Soviet units in the Czech SSSR. But nothing comprehensive.

The 2013 Tomsk book by Fes'kov, Golikov, Kalashnikov and Slugin - Вооруженные Силы СССР после Второй мировой войны: от Красной Армии к Советской (часть 1: Сухопутные войска) - lists post-war numbers but I can't find a source for wartime numbers....

Shawn

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Re: Red Army Field Post (Polevaya pochta) numbers

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Post by Art » 24 Oct 2022, 21:47

See the reference page here:
https://www.soldat.ru/pp_v_ch.html


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Re: Red Army Field Post (Polevaya pochta) numbers

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Post by otlichnik » 28 Oct 2022, 13:43

Thanks.

I have checked several numbers and that site has worked for all but one.

Was hoping for a list that was accessible, but that tool is a good option.

Shawn

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