Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 63, commonly abbreviated to Jasta 63, 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 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'' 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 ...
'')
* Fritz Loerzer: 16 January 1918 - 21 February 1918
* Hermann Leptien: March 1918 - November 1918
Duty stations
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Grivy-Loisy
Grivy-Loisy () is a commune in the Ardennes department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), ...
, 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 449 communes of the Ardennes department of France.
The communes cooperate in the follow ...
, France: 6 July 1918
*
Santes
Santes () is a Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.
Population
Heraldry
See also
*Communes of the Nord depar ...
,
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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