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Jagdstaffel 41
Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 41, commonly abbreviated to Jasta 41, was a "hunting group" (i.e., fighter squadron) of the ''Luftstreitkräfte'', the air arm of the Imperial German Army during World War I. The unit would score 73 aerial victories during the war, including ten observation balloons downed. The squadron's victories came at the expense of ten killed in action, two killed in flying accidents, three wounded in action, and one taken prisoner of war. History Jasta 41 was founded at ''Flieger-Abteilung'' (Flier Detachment) 4, Posen on 18 June 1917. It scored its first aerial victory on 3 September 1917. Commanding officers ('' Staffelführer'') * Maxmilian Zeigler gen Stege: until 3 September 1917 * Georg Schlenker: 3 September 1917 * Fritz Höhn: 30 September 1918 * Helmut Brünig: 4 October 1918 Duty stations * Posen * Habsheim: 5 August 1917 Notable personnel * Josef Schwendemann * Hans Weiss * Georg Schlenker * Walter Kypke Operations Jasta 41 supported ''Armee-Abte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Empire
The German Empire (),Herbert Tuttle wrote in September 1881 that the term "Reich" does not literally connote an empire as has been commonly assumed by English-speaking people. The term literally denotes an empire – particularly a hereditary empire led by an emperor, although has been used in German to denote the Roman Empire because it had a weak hereditary tradition. In the case of the German Empire, the official name was , which is properly translated as "German Empire" because the official position of head of state in the constitution of the German Empire was officially a "presidency" of a confederation of German states led by the King of Prussia who would assume "the title of German Emperor" as referring to the German people, but was not emperor of Germany as in an emperor of a state. –The German Empire" ''Harper's New Monthly Magazine''. vol. 63, issue 376, pp. 591–603; here p. 593. also referred to as Imperial Germany, the Second Reich, as well as simply Germany, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Habsheim
Habsheim is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. It forms part of the Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération, the inter-communal local government body for the Mulhouse conurbation. History The Thalbahn Habsheim was a long narrow-gauge railway with a gauge of . It was built during World War I by German soldiers and Romanian prisoners of war as a military light railway. Population See also * Communes of the Haut-Rhin département The following is a list of the 366 communes of the French department of Haut-Rhin. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Mulhouse-Habsheim Airport References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Units And Formations Established In 1917
A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct military uniform. It may consist of one or more military branches such as an army, navy, air force, space force, marines, or coast guard. The main task of the military is usually defined as defence of the state and its interests against external armed threats. In broad usage, the terms ''armed forces'' and ''military'' are often treated as synonymous, although in technical usage a distinction is sometimes made in which a country's armed forces may include both its military and other paramilitary forces. There are various forms of irregular military forces, not belonging to a recognized state; though they share many attributes with regular military forces, they are less often referred to as simply ''military''. A nation's military may f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jastas Of The Imperial German Army Air Service
A ''Jagdstaffel'' (plural ''Jagdstaffeln'', abbreviated to Jasta) was a fighter ''Staffel'' (squadron) of the German Imperial ''Luftstreitkräfte'' during World War I. Background Before April 1916, ''Die Fliegertruppen des deutschen Kaiserreiches'', which had been established in 1912 as the aviation service of the Imperial German Army, was largely organised in small general purpose units ('' Feldfliegerabteilungen, FFA'' Field Flyer Detachments). The first specialist bombing and close support units began forming during 1915. The ''FFA'' were subordinate to the Army command to which they were attached. By the end of the spring of 1915, the first German fighter aircraft were being issued in small numbers to the ''FFA''. At this period their function was seen almost entirely as "protection" for the reconnaissance missions which were the primary duty of the ''Fliegertruppe''. Pilots like Kurt Wintgens, Max Immelmann and Oswald Boelcke pioneered the aggressive use of the early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armee-Abteilung B
Armee-Abteilung Gaede / Armee-Abteilung B (Army Detachment B) was an army level command of the German Army in World War I. It served on the Western Front throughout its existence and formed the extreme left wing (up against the Swiss Border). History After the 7th Army had repulsed the French invasion at the Battle of Mülhausen, it marched north to participate in the Race to the Sea. It left behind in Upper Alsace three ''Landwehr'' Brigades under the command of the Deputy Commander of XIV Corps, General der Infanterie Hans Gaede. This detachment was designated as ''Armee-Gruppe'' Gaede on 19 September 1914. It was established as ''Armee-Abteilung'' Gaede on 30 January 1915 and renamed on 4 September 1916 as ''Armee-Abteilung'' B. It was still in existence when the war ended, serving on the Western Front as part of '' Heeresgruppe Herzog Albrecht von Württemberg''. Order of Battle on formation The following Orders of Battle illustrate the growth of the ''Armee-Abteilu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Kypke
Leutnant Walter Kypke (22 September 1893—6 June 1924) HOH, IC was an early military aviator in the predecessor to the ''Luftwaffe'', the ''Luftstreitkräfte''. This itinerant flying ace accumulated nine official aerial victories, which were scored in four of the seven flying units with which he served; the wins were spread over a three-year period. Kypke served for the entirety of World War I, rising to command during his final year of combat. Military service Kypke volunteered for ground service at the start of World War I. In April 1915, he began pilot's training. During the remainder of 1915, he served in a couple of artillery cooperation units, first in FFA 2, then in FFA 57. In February 1916, as aerial combat came into being, Kypke transferred to an ad hoc unit formed for the new circumstances, KEK Avillers. In August, he scored his first aerial victory while the Fokker Scourge was beginning. He then had a fleeting assignment to Jasta 14, before moving on to Jasta 41. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Weiss (aviator)
''Leutnant'' Hans Weiss was a German World War I flying ace credited with 16 aerial victories. Early life and service Born on 19 April 1892, Weiss was a native of Hof, a Bavarian town which was situated on the Austrian/German border. He began school in Bayreuth in 1912, studying mechanical engineering. After several attempts to volunteer for service at the beginning of World War I, he was accepted by the pioneers at Ingolstadt. He trained in Darmstadt in 1916; one of his schoolmates from high school, Richard Wenzl, trained with him there and would also become an ace. Weiss began his aerial service as an observer gunner in artillery cooperation units FA(A) 282, FA(A) 28, and FA(A) 68 during June 1916. At that time, he was a corporal. During a reconnaissance flight, he was wounded in the foot by anti-aircraft fire though flying at nearly 9,000 feet. Upon recovery, he was awarded the Iron Cross Second Class. On a later mission, on 26 May 1917, he bombed an enemy supply train, breaki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Schwendemann
Vizefeldwebel Josef Schwendemann was a World War I flying ace credited with 17 aerial victories.The Aerodrome website page on SchwendemanRetrieved 5 January 2010. Biography See also Aerial victory standards of World War I Josef Schwendemann is believed to have been born in 1888. Initially serving in the trenches early in World War I, and twice being wounded, Schwendemann transferred to ''Die Fliegertruppe'' (The Flying Troupe) in June 1916. He served with ''Schutzstaffel 14'' from February 1917 before being sent to fighter school to become a pilot. He was posted to ''Jagdstaffel 41'' in September. On the 19th, he shot down his first enemy. He would run off a string of 11 more victories by 25 July, the majority being opposing enemy fighters. He was then supplied with a new Fokker D.VII;''Fokker D VII Aces of World War 1, Part 2.''. p. 65 he scored five more victories with it, though details have been lost. On 30 September 1918, he was honored Prussia's highest decoration for valor, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fritz Höhn
Leutnant Fritz Höhn (31 May 1896 – 3 October 1918) was a German World War I fighter ace credited with 21 victories. He had worked his way up to being a fighter squadron commander and was eligible for the German Empire's highest award for heroism, the Blue Max, when he was killed in action on 3 October 1918. Early life and service Fritz Höhn was born in Wiesbaden, German Empire, on 31 May 1896. He began his military service in the elite 7th Guards Infantry Regiment.Franks et al 1993, pp. 130-131. Aerial service Höhn began aerial duty as an artillery spotter in two-seated reconnaissance planes, flying for ''Flieger-Abteilung'' (Flier Detachment) 227. He was seconded to ''Jastaschule II'' and graduated as a fighter pilot. He joined a fighter squadron, Royal Saxon ''Jagdstaffel 21'' on 15 November 1917, just as they received new Pfalz D.IIIs. He shot down a Breguet 14 bomber on 1 December 1917 for his first victory. Höhn then had Pfalz no. 4011/17 painted with diagonal stri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luftstreitkräfte
The ''Deutsche Luftstreitkräfte'' (, German Air Force)—known before October 1916 as (Flyer Troops)—was the air arm of the Imperial German Army. In English-language sources it is usually referred to as the Imperial German Air Service, although that is not a literal translation of either name. German naval aviators of the were an integral part of the Imperial German Navy (). Both military branches operated aeroplanes, observation balloons and airships. Founding The Imperial German Army created an experimental balloon company inspired by the American balloon corps they had seen while observing the American Civil War, with varying forms of organisation from 1884 to 1901 until a Balloon Battalion was finally formed. The rapid development of aeronautics led to trials of airships and the choice of rigid types built by Zeppelin and Schutte-Lanz. The first military aircraft to be acquired by the German Army entered service in 1910 and the first five aviation battalions were est ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georg Schlenker
Leutnant Georg Schlenker was a World War I flying ace credited with 14 aerial victories. The Aerodrome website http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/germany/schlenker.php Retrieved on 12 April 2010. World War I military service Schlenker had enlisted in the German army before World War I started. He was promoted to Vizewachmeister on 3 August 1914. After transfer to aviation, he was posted to FEA 7 on 8 July 1915. He was then assigned to Kagohl 4 on 28 December 1915. He was commissioned an officer, and assigned to Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 3 Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 3 was a fighter squadron of the '' Luftstreitkräfte'', the air arm of the Imperial German Army during World War I. It was founded on 10 August 1916 at ''Flieger Ersatz Abteilung'' 5 in Braunschweig, Germany, as one of th ... on 1 September 1916. Beginning 7 January 1918, and running three months to 8 April 1917, Schlenker scored seven victories. On 6 September 1917, he was transferred to command Royal Prussian Jagdstaf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staffelführer
''Staffelführer'' 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 World War, where the title was used by commanding officers of the ''Deutsches Heer'''s ''Luftstreitkräfte'' aircraft squadrons initially named as ''Feldflieger Abteilung'' as observation-only units in 1914, and during 1916, became known as ''Staffeln''. The rank of ''Staffelführer'' was first created in September 1925 when the SS was officially formed along the lines of the previously disbanded ''Stosstrupp Adolf Hitler'', which had been a personal ''Sturmabteilung'' bodyguard detachment tasked with the personal protection of Adolf Hitler at Nazi Party rallies and meetings. The early SS was formed into several ''Zehnerstaffeln'', or "groups of ten". Each SS unit comprised no more than ten '' SS-Mann'' under the command of an ''SS-Staffelführer'', or squadro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
