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Jagdgeschwader 1 (World War I), The Flying Circus
Jagdgeschwader 1 may refer to one of two German military units: * ''Jagdgeschwader'' 1 (World War I), a unit of the Luftstreitkräfte commanded by Manfred von Richthofen (the Red Baron), also known as Jagdgeschwader 1 ''Flying Circus'' * ''Jagdgeschwader'' 1 (World War II), also known as Jagdgeschwader 1 ''Oesau'' after its Wing Commander, Walter Oesau {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jagdgeschwader 1 (World War I)
''Jagdgeschwader'' I (JG I) of World War I, was a fighter wing of the German ''Luftstreitkräfte'', comprising four '' Jastas'' (fighter squadrons). The first unit of its type formed under that classification, JG I was formed on 24 June 1917, with Manfred von Richthofen as commanding officer, by combining ''Jastas'' 4, 6, 10 and 11. JG I became known as "The Flying Circus" () or "Richthofen's Circus" because of the bright colours of its aircraft, and perhaps also because of the way the unit was transferred from one area of Allied air activity to another – moving like a travelling circus in trains, and frequently setting up in tents on improvised airfields. Formation During early 1917, it became apparent to the German High Command that they would always be outnumbered in air operations over the Western Front. The average Jasta could only muster some six or eight aircraft in total for a patrol, and would often face one Allied formation after another. In order to mai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
