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Jasta 63
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 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 ''Luftstreitkräfte#Unit designations, 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 ''18th Army (German Empire), 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 ''1st Army (German Empire), 1 Armee''. On 12 August 1918, the fighter squadron was posted to ''6th Army (German Empire), 6 Armee''. Jasta 63 served through end of hostilities. Commanding officers (''Staffelführer'') * Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Prussia
The Kingdom of Prussia (german: Königreich Preußen, ) was a German kingdom that constituted the state of Prussia between 1701 and 1918.Marriott, J. A. R., and Charles Grant Robertson. ''The Evolution of Prussia, the Making of an Empire''. Rev. ed. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1946. It was the driving force behind the unification of Germany in 1871 and was the leading state of the German Empire until its dissolution in 1918. Although it took its name from the region called Prussia, it was based in the Margraviate of Brandenburg. Its capital was Berlin. The kings of Prussia were from the House of Hohenzollern. Brandenburg-Prussia, predecessor of the kingdom, became a military power under Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg, known as "The Great Elector". As a kingdom, Prussia continued its rise to power, especially during the reign of Frederick II, more commonly known as Frederick the Great, who was the third son of Frederick William I.Horn, D. B. "The Youth of Frederick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |