• the end of 1917 the success of Jagdgeschwader I meant several other similar formations were then formed in February 1918, with Jagdgeschwader II operating...
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    Manfred von Richthofen (category 1918 deaths)
    as a fighter pilot, and during 1917 became the leader of Jasta 11. Later he led the larger fighter wing Jagdgeschwader I, better known as "The Flying...
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    Baldó [es] Richard Wenzl[better source needed] On 26 July 1917, Jasta 11 became part of Jagdgeschwader 1 - a collection of four Jastas into one administrative...
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    Wilhelm Reinhard (pilot) (category 1918 deaths)
    Manfred von Richthofen as commander of Jagdgeschwader 1 when the Red Baron fell in combat. Reinhard died on 3 July 1918 while testing a prototype fighter....
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  • (30 May 1917) Aviator badge (WW I) (3 March 1917) Albert Order II. Class with swords (9 May 1917) Military Order of St. Henry (7 October 1918) House Order...
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  • to active service, joining Jagdgeschwader 20 (JG 20), and was promoted to Major later that month, before transferring to JG 3. Quandt was shot down and...
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  • 6. He scored three more victories between 30 November 1917 and 27 March 1918. On 28 March 1918, he was appointed to command of Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel...
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    Fokker Dr.I (category Aircraft first flown in 1917)
    earlier ones in the Fokker F.I prototype in September 1917), and in which he was killed on 21 April 1918. The Fokker Dr. 1 was flown with great success by...
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    Pour le Mérite (category 1918 disestablishments in Prussia)
    an ace pilot in June 1918 finishing World War I with 22 air victories and later the third and final commander of Jagdgeschwader I Manfred von Richthofen...
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  • fighter wing, Jagdgeschwader II, on 1 February 1918. He scored four more victories there before being killed in action on 15 March 1918. His victories...
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    Günther Schack, German air force officer, commander of Jagdgeschwader 51 and Jagdgeschwader 3 for the Luftwaffe during World War II, recipient of the...
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    to Jasta 34 in October 1918. The Jasta had been re-equipped with 'cast-offs' from Richthofen's Flying Circus, Jagdgeschwader I. The new equipment was...
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    Gotthard Sachsenberg. Bavaria established the Royal Bavarian Jagdgeschwader IV on 3 October 1918, from Jastas 23, 32, 34 and 35 under Eduard Ritter von Schleich...
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    Jagdstaffel 19 (category Military units and formations disestablished in 1918)
    it had 30 victories to its credit. On 2 February 1918, Jasta 19 was detailed into Jagdgeschwader II along with Jasta 12, Jasta 13, and Jasta 15. Plagued...
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    ace, he achieved 32 victories in World War I. In World War II, he led Jagdgeschwader 51 up to the Battle of Britain and claimed a further six victories during...
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  • Army's air service, the Luftstreitkräfte, forms its second and third Jagdgeschwader (fighter wings), bringing together four Jagdstaffeln (fighter squadrons)...
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    Adolf Ritter von Tutschek (category 1918 deaths)
    Returning to active service in February 1918, Hauptmann von Tutschek was given command of the new Jagdgeschwader II, consisting of four Jagdstaffeln--Jagdstaffel...
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    received the Pour le Mérite in February 1918. The same month, he took command of the newly formed Jagdgeschwader III, the third of Germany's famed "flying...
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  • ISBN 978-1-84176-877-9. Kilduff, Peter (1997). The Red Baron Combat Wing: Jagdgeschwader Richthofen in Battle. London: Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 978-1-85409-266-3....
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    Flanders Marine Corps 1914–1918, p. 61 Early German Aces of World War I, p. 19 The Red Baron Combat Wing: Jagdgeschwader Richthofen in Battle, p. 109...
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  • World War II, Schumacher served in the German Luftwaffe, commanding the Jagdgeschwader 1 (JG 1) fighter wing. After World War II, Schumacher was an active...
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  • 24 enemy airplanes and three observation balloons between June 1917 and 10 March 1918. A 28th victory is uncounted for unknown reasons. The victories...
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    Jagdstaffel 12 (category Military units and formations disestablished in 1918)
    months with no German losses. By the time it joined Jagdgeschwader II (JG II) on 2 February 1918, Jasta 12 was a seasoned unit with 104 confirmed victories...
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  • von Richthofen's preceding Jagdgeschwader I wing, Jagdgeschwader II and Jagdgeschwader III were founded on 2 February 1918. JG II was assigned four squadrons...
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    appointed Gruppenkommandeur (group commander) of II. Gruppe (2nd group) of Jagdgeschwader 234 "Schlageter" (JG 234—234th Fighter Wing), replacing Major Gerhard...
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    Born: Günther Rall, German air force officer, commander of Jagdgeschwader 52 and Jagdgeschwader 11 for the Luftwaffe during World War II, third highest-ranking...
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  • December 1917, he was awarded the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern to accompany his Iron Cross First Class. Döring also gained the trust of Jagdgeschwader 1...
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    Weltkrieg 1914 bis 1918: Die Militärischen Operationen zu Lande Zwölfter Band, Die Kriegführung im Frühjahr 1917 [The World War 1914 to 1918, Military Land...
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    Eduard Ritter von Dostler (category 1917 deaths)
    Jasta 34 [2] The Aerodrome website's page on Jasta 6 [3] The Aerodrome website's page on Jagdgeschwader I [4] The Aerodrome website's page on Dostler [5]...
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  • This is a list of aviation-related events from 1917. During her 30 November 1916 – 24 February 1918 cruise, the Imperial German Navy commerce raider Wolf...
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