Feldpost Numbers of World War II

The following is a database of feldpost numbers (FPN) used by the German armed forces during WWII.

Feldpostnummern / Feldpost Numbers — Feldpost numbers for most units consisted of a 5-digit number. Prefixes were sometimes used to denote service (L for the Luftwaffe, M for the Kriegsmarine, SCH for coastal defense units, etc.), but as these were not always used, they are not included in the the database.

Sammelfeldpostnummern / Collective Feldpost Numbers — These numbers were used in locations with a high concentration of troops, primarily in large cities. They typically consisted of a 5-digit number, followed by a 1- or 2-digit letter (A, B, C, AB, etc.). These are not yet listed in the database.

Date Ranges — The original feldpost number directories published during WWII did not list with specificity the start and end date of use for each number. Rather, they were published on an irregular basis, and listed those numbers in use at the time of publication. For this reason, subsequent compilations of this data (including this database) have had to rely on date ranges to indicate periods of use. Any specific dates known are included within the text of the unit description.

FPN Data Range Unit
wdt_ID wdt_created_at wdt_last_edited_by wdt_last_edited_at FPN Data Range Unit
1 00001 (27.1.1942-14.7.1942) Kompanieführerschule für schnelle Truppen Versailles, dann Stab 1.-4. Lehrkompanie der Kompanieführerschule für schnelle Truppen Versailles
2 001 (24.3.1944-6.11.1944) 3.7.1944 gestrichen
3 00002 (Mobilization-1.1.1940) 10.4.1944 Kommandeur Divisions-Versorgungs-Regiment 150
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For a list of some of the abbreviations used in the database, see below.

Abbreviation Unit
wdt_ID wdt_created_at wdt_last_edited_by wdt_last_edited_at Abbreviation Unit
1 00001 Kompanieführerschule für schnelle Truppen Versailles, dann Stab 1.-4. Lehrkompanie der Kompanieführerschule für schnelle Truppen Versailles
2 001 3.7.1944 gestrichen
3 00002 10.4.1944 Kommandeur Divisions-Versorgungs-Regiment 150
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