Jasta 2 (Jagdstaffel Zwei in full and also known as Jasta Boelcke) was one of the best-known German Luftstreitkräfte Squadrons in World War I. Its first...
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Oswald Boelcke (section Creation of Jagdstaffel 2)
picked to lead one of Germany's first fighter squadrons, Jagdstaffel 2 (Fighter Squadron 2). Its pilots were hand picked by Boelcke and indoctrinated...
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October 1917. He was also transferred to a more prestigious command, Jagdstaffel 2, on 13 December 1917. On 6 January 1918, he was killed in action. Walter...
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Service in 1915, becoming one of the first members of fighter squadron Jagdstaffel 2 in 1916. He quickly distinguished himself as a fighter pilot, and during...
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bomber unit, he was transferred to Germany's first fighter squadron Jagdstaffel 2. During Böhme's combat career, he was a friend and eventual subordinate...
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because he only forced it to land. On 2 May, he was transferred to another fighter unit, the famed Jagdstaffel 2. He was confirmed as a leutnant on 28...
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April 1917. He was promoted to squadron command, first of Jagdstaffel 6, then of Jagdstaffel 2. Removed from command on 18 August 1918 by wounds and illness...
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months in a bomber unit, he joined a newly formed fighter squadron, Jagdstaffel 2 on 21 November 1916. There he befriended Manfred von Richthofen. By...
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fighter ace with 36 aerial victories during World War I. He became a Jagdstaffel commander during that war, and an advisor to the Luftwaffe during World...
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Prussian Jagdstaffel 2 on 1 September 1916, to serve under Oswald Boelcke. On 10 October of that same year, he scored his first victory; an Airco DH.2 of No...
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Division fought their first engagements on the Somme. On 16 September, Jagdstaffel 2, a specialist fighter squadron, began operations with five new Albatros...
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Armee Flug Park 1 to Jagdstaffel 2 at Bertincourt. Oswald Boelcke received serial 352/16 and obtained seven victories in it between 2 September and 15 September...
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pilot's school on 24 June 1917. He was then posted to a fighter unit, Jagdstaffel 2 on 5 July 1917. As was customary in German military aviation of the...
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was augmented to become Jagdstaffel 1 (Fighter Squadron 1), Reimann continued to fly for them. He shot down a Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter on 24 August for...
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victories. Kirmaier would succeed Oswald Boelcke as commander of the famed Jagdstaffel 2 before being killed in action. Stefan Kirmaier was born in Lachen, the...
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A Jagdstaffel (plural Jagdstaffeln, abbreviated to Jasta) was a fighter Staffel (squadron) of the German Imperial Luftstreitkräfte during World War I...
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assigned to command a fighter squadron, Jagdstaffel 19. On 29 November, he was transferred to command of Jagdstaffel 2. Walz was promoted to Hauptmann on 20...
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squadrons, Jagdstaffel 2. By the time he died in action after his 40th victory, he had thoroughly schooled his squadron in his tactics. Jasta 2 went on to...
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joined Marine Feld Jagdstaffel 1 on the 14th of April 1917 On 21 March 1917, Leutnant Osterkamp took command of Marine Feld Jagdstaffel 2 He scored a total...
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Luftstreitkräfte Rank Leutnant Unit Flieger-Abteilung (Artillerie) 231; Flieger-Abteilung 37; Jagdstaffel 29; Jagdstaffel 2 Awards Iron Cross First and Second Class...
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in the newly formed original fighter squadrons. He was assigned to Jagdstaffel 2 serving under Oswald Boelcke when he downed a Royal Aircraft Factory...
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victories flying combat with Jagdstaffel 2 in early 1917, he transferred to command of another fighter squadron, Jagdstaffel 12. Tutschek shot down another...
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1893. Collin was originally assigned to Jagdstaffel 22 in November 1916, but was quickly reassigned to Jagdstaffel 2. He scored his first victory there, on...
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and Thessaloniki, Greece. On 3 March 1917, Frommherz was assigned to Jagdstaffel 2; this elite squadron had been led by aviation tactical and strategic...
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concentrated into fighter squadrons (Jagdstaffeln) the first of which, Jagdstaffel 2 (Jasta 2) went into action on the Somme on 17 September. By this time, the...
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unit. He was then posted to fly single-seat fighters with Jagdstaffel 2 (Fighter Squadron 2) in January 1917. Over the next three months, he had three...
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arrived, they were parceled out, with three squadrons each receiving some. Jagdstaffel 26 kept its triplanes, but other spare Fokker Dr.Is were returned to...
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his first three aerial victories while flying for Jagdstaffel 5. He then transferred to Jagdstaffel 2, where he scored the remaining 40 victories of his...
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October. After pilot training, in May 1918 Lindenberger was posted to Jagdstaffel 2. Between 30 May and 1 November 1918, he downed nine more enemy planes...
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Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 5, commonly abbreviated to Jasta 5, was created on 21 January 1916, and mobilized on 21 August 1916, as one of the first fighter...
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