Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 58, commonly abbreviated to Jasta 58, was a "hunting group" (i.e., fighter squadron) of the ''
Luftstreitkräfte'', the air arm of the
Imperial German Army
The Imperial German Army (1871–1919), officially referred to as the German Army (german: Deutsches Heer), was the unified ground and air force of the German Empire. It was established in 1871 with the political unification of Germany under the l ...
during
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
. The squadron would score 24 aerial victories during the war,
including nine observation balloons downed. The unit's victories came at the expense of five killed in action, two wounded in action, and one injured in an aviation accident.
History
Jasta 58 was founded at the pilots and observers training school at Thorn on 6 January 1918. The new squadron became an operational unit on 20 January. On 24 January 1918, it was posted to ''
2 Armee''. On 1 February 1918, Jasta 58 moved to ''
17 Armee'' and joined ''Jagdgruppe Sud''. Jasta 58 flew its first war patrols on 17 February 1918. It moved on to ''
6 Armee'' on 2 April 1918. The rookie unit's first aerial victories were scored on 11 April 1918. Two days later, it transferred to ''
4 Armee''. On 6 June 1918, it was consolidated into
Emil Thuy's ''
Jagdgruppe 7'' with ''2 Armee''. On 7 July, Jasta 58 was moved again, to ''
1 Armee''. On 19 August 1918, it received its final posting, back to ''17 Armee''. Jasta 58 served through war's end.
Commanding officers (''
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 tit ...
'')
* Hermann Martini: 6 January 1918 – ca 2 April 1918
* Albert Dietlen: ca 2 April 1918 – 12 April 1918
*
Leutnant Wendland: 12 April 1918 – 17 April 1918
* Hermann Martini: 17 April 1918 – 10 June 1918
* Leutnant Wendland: 10 June 1918 – 22 June 1918
* Hermann Martini: 22 June 1918 – war's end
Duty stations
*
Émerchicourt
Émerchicourt () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Heraldry
See also
*Communes of the Nord department
The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic.
The communes cooperate ...
, France: 24 January 1918
*
Aniche, France: March 1918
*
Ascq Ascq (; pcd, Ask) is a former commune on the Marque river in the Nord department in northern France, at seven kilometers from Belgium. Agricultural village until the Industrial Revolution, the former independent commune merged with others to beco ...
, France: 2 April 1918
*
Lomme
Lomme (; nl, Olm) was a commune in the Nord ''département'' of northern France. It was absorbed as a '' commune associée'' by the city of Lille
Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in ...
, France: 11 April 1918 – 13 April 1918
* Koekhoek: 13 April 1918
*
Ennemain
Ennemain () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and terr ...
, France: 6 June 1918
*
Neuflize
Neuflize () is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Ardennes department
The following is a list of the 449 communes of the Ardennes department of France.
The communes coopera ...
: 9 July 1918
* Aniche: 19 August 1918
*
Beuvry
Beuvry () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.
Geography
A suburban town immediately southwest of Béthune, southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D945, D72 and N41 roads. Light in ...
, France
*
Chievres, Belgium
* Champles
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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