Royal Bavarian Jagdstaffel 78, commonly abbreviated to Jasta 78, 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 eight aerial victories during the war, including one observation balloon downed. The unit's victories came at the expense of two killed in action, one killed in flying accidents, and three wounded in action.

History

Jasta 78 was founded at ''Fliegerersatz-Abteilung'' ("Replacement Detachment") 1, Schleissheim, on 15 December 1917. Two days later, the new squadron was posted to ''

Armee-Abteilung C Armee-Abteilung Strantz / Armee-Abteilung C (Army Detachment C) was an army level command of the German Army in World War I. It served on the Western Front throughout its existence. History ''Armee-Abteilung'' C was formed on 18 September 191 ...

''. On 28 January 1918, it was transferred to ''

Armee-Abteilung A Falkenhausen / A (Army Detachment A) was an army level command of the German Army in World War I. It served on the left (southern) wing of the Western Front throughout its existence. History Falkenhausen was set up in the southern part of ...

''. Jasta 79 scored its first accredited aerial victory on 12 July 1918. The squadron served through war's end.

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 ...
'')

* Robert Dycke: 15 December 1917 – 30 July 1918 * Reinhold Benz: 30 July 1918 – 13 August 1918 * Gerhard Ungewitter (acting) * Hans Jungwirth * Ludwig Schmid: 9 October 1918

Duty stations

Burscheid Burscheid () is a town in the Rheinisch-Bergischer district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The town is known for its sub-communities (somewhat equivalent to the American concept of neighborhoods) and the town centre with its marketplace an ...

, Germany: 28 January 1918 * Buhl, France

References

;Bibliography * 78 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 {{wwi-air

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

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 ...
'')