Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 63, commonly abbreviated to Jasta 63, 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 16 aerial victories during the war. The unit's victories came at the expense of seven pilots killed in action, and one killed in a flying accident.
History
Jasta 63 was created at the ''
Fliegerbeobachter-Schule'' ("Aerial Observer School") at Warsaw, Poland, on 16 January 1918. The new unit went operational on 26 January 1918. It was assigned to ''
18 Armee'' on 1 February 1918. The squadron scored its first aerial victory on 24 March 1918. On 6 July 1918, Jasta 63 transferred to ''
1 Armee''. On 12 August 1918, the fighter squadron was posted to ''
6 Armee''. Jasta 63 served through end of hostilities.
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 ...
'')
* Fritz Loerzer: 16 January 1918 - 21 February 1918
* Hermann Leptien: March 1918 - November 1918
Duty stations
*
Grivy-Loisy, France: 1 February 1918
*
Bignicourt
Bignicourt () is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.
See also
*Communes of the Ardennes department
The following is a list of the 447 communes of the Ardennes department of France
France, officially the French ...
, France: 6 July 1918
*
Santes
Santes () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.
Population
Heraldry
See also
*Communes of the Nord department
The following is a list of the 647 communes of the Nord ...
,
Nord
Nord, a word meaning "north" in several European languages, may refer to:
Acronyms
* National Organization for Rare Disorders, an American nonprofit organization
* New Orleans Recreation Department, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Film and televisi ...
, France: 12 August 1918
References
;Bibliography
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Military units and formations established in 1918
1918 establishments in Germany
Military units and formations disestablished in 1918
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