Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 48, commonly abbreviated to Jasta 48, 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. The squadron would score six aerial victories by the end of August 1918; records past that date are missing. The unit's victories came at the expense of five pilots killed in action, two killed in flying accidents, one wounded in action, and one taken prisoner of war.
History
At least one source insists there are no surviving records of Jasta 48. However, it is known that Jasta 48 began at ''Flieger-Abteilung'' (Flier Detachment) 11 at
Brzeg,
Kingdom of Prussia, on 16 December 1916. On 5 January 1917, the new squadron moved to support ''
18 Armee''. The Jasta flew its first combat missions on 12 January 1917. Its original commander scored its first known aerial victory on 6 March 1918. On 19 May 1918, it was relocated to join ''
Jagdgruppe 11'' in support of ''
3 Armee''. Jasta 48 would serve through war's end.
Commanding officers (''
Staffelführer
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'')
*
Kurt Küppers
Leutnant Kurt Küppers was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories.The Aerodrome websitRetrieved 11 January 2018.
Biography Early life
Kurt Küppers was born in 1894, birthplace unknown. An early interest in aviation led him ...
: 16 December 1916
* Walter Stock: August 1918
Duty stations
*
Guise, France: 5 January 1917
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Mont-d'Origny
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Population
See also
*Communes of the Aisne department
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, France
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Villeselve
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*Communes of the Oise department
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The communes cooperate in the following ...
, France
*
Moyencourt
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Geography
Moyencourt is situated on the D154 road, some southeast of Amiens.
Not to be confused with a commune of a similar name, Moyencourt-lès-Poix
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, France
*
Vivaise
Vivaise () is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Aisne department
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, France
*
Chuffilly-Roche
Chuffilly-Roche is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. It was created, in 1828, by amalgamating the communes of Chuffilly-et-Coigny and Roche-et-Méry.
Population
Personalities
Arthur Rimbaud, French poet, lived for a wh ...
, France
* Malmy-Chéméry, France
* Autrecourt, France
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Military units and formations established in 1916
1916 establishments in Germany
Military units and formations disestablished in 1918
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