Pfalz D.IIIa, Vizefeldwebel Max Holtzem, Jasta 16
Royal Bavarian Jagdstaffel 16 was a "hunting group" (i.e., fighter squadron) of the Luftstreitkräfte, which was the World War I forerunner to the Nazi Luftwaffe.
History[]
Royal Bavarian Jagdstaffel 16 was founded from two ad hoc predecessor units — a Bavarian reconnaissance unit, Flieger Abteilung 9, and Kampfeinsitzer-Kommando Ensisheim. These two units were amalgamated on 16 October 1916, while posted in Armee-Abteilung B Sector. Oberleutnant Otto Doosloch commanded this nascent squadron the few days it took to be designated Jagdstaffel 16, on 1 November. By the time it disbanded just two years later, it had established its credentials as a balloon buster squadron, with an even two dozen enemy observation balloons destroyed, as well as 58 victories over enemy airplanes.[1]
Staffelführers[]
1 Paul Kremer: 1 November 1916 - 8 July 1917
2 Heinrich Geigl: 18 July 1917 - 20 August 1917
3 Robert Dycke: 20 August 1917 - 1 December 1917
4 Heinrich Geigl: 1 December 1917 - 4 April 1918
5 Friedrich Ritter von Röth: 8 April 1918 - 9 September 1918
6 Rudolf Eck: 9 September 1918 - October 1918
7 Friedrich Ritter von Röth: October 1918 - 11 November 1918[2]
8 Albert Wilhelm Ferdinand Gröner, 1 November 1916 - 20 July 1917 [3]
Duty stations (airfields)[]
1 Ensisheim: 16 October 1916 - 13 April 1917
2 Habsheim: 13 April 1917 - 6 May 1917
3 Château-Porcien: 7 May 1917 - 4 June 1917
4 Spincourt: 6 June 1917 - 20 October 1917
5 Erlon: 21 October 1917 - 23 November 1917
6 Mercy-le-Haute: 24 November 1917 - 4 February 1918
7 Aertrycke: 7 February 1918 - 14 March 1918
8 Le Cateau: 15 March 1918 - 20 March 1918
9 Foucaucourt: 21 March 1918 - 6 April 1918
10 St. Marguerite: 13 April 1918 - October 1918
11 Scheldewindeke: October 1918 - 11 November 1918[4]
Notable personnel[]
Aircraft operated[]
Pfalz D.II
References[]
- ↑ Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914-1918. p. 36.
- ↑ http://www.theaerodrome.com/services/germany/jasta/jasta16.php Retrieved on 21 May 2010.
- ↑ Bavaria, Germany, WWI Personnel Rosters,1914-1918. http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=view&r=an&dbid=1631&iid=31421_BH18004-00038&fn=Ferdinand+Wilhelm+Albert&ln=Gr%C3%B6ner&st=r&ssrc=&pid=4091003
- ↑ http://www.theaerodrome.com/services/germany/jasta/jasta16.php Retrieved on 21 May 2010.
- ↑ http://www.theaerodrome.com/services/germany/jasta/jasta16.php Retrieved on 21 May 2010.
- ↑ Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914-1918. p. 36.
Bibliography[]
Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914-1918. Norman L. R. Franks, Frank W. Bailey, Russell Guest. Grub Street, 1993. ISBN 0-948817-73-9, ISBN 978-0-948817-73-1.
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