Royal Württemberg Jagdstaffel 64, commonly abbreviated to Jasta 64, was a "hunting group" (i.e., fighter squadron) of the ''

Luftstreitkräfte The ''Deutsche Luftstreitkräfte'' (, German Air Combat Forces)known before October 1916 as (The Imperial German Air Service, lit. "The flying troops of the German Kaiser’s Reich")was the air arm of the Imperial German Army. In English-langu ...

'', the air arm of the

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during

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. The squadron would score 20 or more aerial victories during the war. The unit's victories came at the expense of three wounded in action, and three taken prisoner of war.

History

On 23 January 1918, Jasta 64 was founded at Fliegerersatz-Abteilung ("Replacement Detachment") 10,

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. The new squadron was posted to '' 5 Armee'' on 4 February 1918 to begin operations. Its first aerial victory claim was submitted on 14 March. On 22 March 1918, Jasta 64 was posted to ''

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'', and would remain in that posting through war's end. The three Jasta 64 POWS were Off stv Schueschke on 27 March 1918; and Vzfw Anton Wroniecki (shot down by Douglas Campbell) and Uffz Heinrich Simon (shot down by Alan Winslow) on 14 April 1918.

Commanding officers (''
Staffelführer ''Staffelführer'' (, " Formation leader") was one of the first paramilitary ranks used by the German ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) in the early years of that group's existence. The later SS rank of ''Staffelführer'' traces its origins to the First ...
'')

# August Hanko: 24 January 1918 – 7 July 1918 # Eugen Siempelkamp: 25 July 1918 – 14 September 1918 # Friedrich Hengst: 14 September 1918 – war's end

Duty stations

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, France: 4 February 1918 #

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, France: 22 March 1918

Aircraft

Originally equipped with

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and

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fighters, the later

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fighters scored most aerial victories for the Jasta.

References

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History

Commanding officers (''Staffelführer ''Staffelführer'' (, " Formation leader") was one of the first paramilitary ranks used by the German ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) in the early years of that group's existence. The later SS rank of ''Staffelführer'' traces its origins to the First ...'')

Duty stations

Aircraft

References

Commanding officers (''
Staffelführer ''Staffelführer'' (, " Formation leader") was one of the first paramilitary ranks used by the German ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) in the early years of that group's existence. The later SS rank of ''Staffelführer'' traces its origins to the First ...
'')