Royal Bavarian Jagdstaffel 77, commonly abbreviated to Jasta 77, 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
Imperial German Army
The Imperial German Army (1871–1919), officially referred to as the German Army (), was the unified ground and air force of the German Empire. It was established in 1871 with the political unification of Germany under the leadership of Kingdom o ...
during
World War I
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
. The squadron would score over 28 aerial victories during the war, including
three observation balloons downed. The unit's victories came at the expense of four killed in action, one killed in a flying accident, one wounded in action, three injured in aviation accidents, and one taken prisoner of war.
History
Jasta 77 was founded on 25 November 1917 at ''Fliegerersatz-Abteilung'' ("Replacement Detachment") 1,
Schleissheim. On 2 December 1917, the new squadron was assigned to ''
Armee-Abteilung B''. Jasta 77 scored its first victories on 5 January 1918. On 27 March 1918, it was transferred to ''
2 Armee''. On 9 July 1918, it shifted postings again, to ''
3 Armee''. Jasta 77 moved once more, to ''
19 Armee'', on 9 August 1918. It remained there until war's end.
Commanding officers (''
Staffelführer
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'')
* Otto Deindl: 25 November 1917 – 21 January 1918
* Walter Ewers: 21 January 1918 – 15 May 1918
* Amandus Rostock: 15 May 1918 – 24 May 1918
*
Rudolf Stark: 24 May 1918 – 7 June 1918
* Otto Fuchs: 7 June 1918 – 10 July 1918
* Max Gossner: 10 July 1918
Duty stations
*
Habsheim, France: 2 December 1917
*
Le Cateau-Cambrésis
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, France: 27 March 1918
* Vraignes, France: 2 April 1918
* Foucaucourt, France: 24 April 1918
*
Saint-Marie, France: 9 July 1918
* Renchen: 9 August 1918
References
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Military units and formations of Bavaria
Military units and formations established in 1917
1917 establishments in Germany
Military units and formations disestablished in 1918
1918 disestablishments in Germany
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