{{infobox military unit |unit_name= Jasta 14 |image=Jasta 14 Fokker Dr I.jpg |caption=A Jagdstaffel 14 [[Fokker Dr.I]] 489/17 |dates=1916–1918 |country= [[German Empire]] |allegiance= |branch=[[Luftstreitkräfte]] |type=Fighter squadron |role= |size= |command_structure= |garrison= |garrison_label= |nickname= |patron= |motto= |colors= |colors_label= |march= |mascot= |equipment= |equipment_label= |battles= [[World War I]] |anniversaries= |decorations= |battle_honours= |battle_honours_label= |disbanded= |flying_hours= |website= <!-- Commanders --> |commander1= |commander1_label= |commander2= |commander2_label= |commander3= |commander3_label= |commander4= |commander4_label= |notable_commanders= <!-- Insignia --> |identification_symbol= |identification_symbol_label= |identification_symbol_2= |identification_symbol_2_label= |identification_symbol_3= |identification_symbol_3_label= |identification_symbol_4= |identification_symbol_4_label= <!-- Aircraft --> |aircraft_attack= |aircraft_bomber= |aircraft_electronic= |aircraft_fighter= |aircraft_helicopter= |aircraft_helicopter_attack= |aircraft_helicopter_cargo= |aircraft_helicopter_multirole= |aircraft_helicopter_observation= |aircraft_helicopter_transport= |aircraft_helicopter_trainer= |aircraft_helicopter_utility= |aircraft_interceptor= |aircraft_patrol= |aircraft_recon= |aircraft_trainer= |aircraft_transport= }} '''Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 14''' was a "hunting group" (i.e., fighter squadron) of the ''[[Luftstreitkräfte]]'', the air arm of the [[Imperial German Army]] during [[World War I]]. As one of the original German fighter squadrons, the unit would score 57 aerial victories (including five wins over enemy observation balloons) during the war. In turn, the ''Jasta'' paid a price of eight killed in action, five wounded in action, and three taken [[prisoner of war]].{{sfnp|Franks|Bailey|Guest|1993|p=35}}

==History==

Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 14 was formed from a preceding ad hoc unit, Fokkerstaffel Falkenhausen, on 28 September 1916. It came into existence in the [[Armee-Abteilung A|''Armee-Abteilung'' A]] Sector. It served through war's end, before being disbanded as part of Germany's defeat.{{sfnp|Franks|Bailey|Guest|1993|p=35}}

==Commanding officers (''[[Staffelführer]]'')== # [[Hauptmann]] Karl Krieg: 28 September 1916 – 14 October 1916 # Oberleutnant [[Rudolf Berthold]]: 14 October 1916 – 12 August 1917{{WIA}} # Leutnant [[Walter Höhndorf]]: 12 August 1917 – 5 September 1917{{KIA2}} # Leutnant Hans Werner: 5 September 1917 – 11 November 1918<ref name="theaerodrome1">{{cite web |url=http://www.theaerodrome.com/services/germany/jasta/jasta14.php |title=Jasta 14 |work=The Aerodrome |year=2015 |access-date=17 December 2015}}</ref>

==Aerodromes== # Bühl, [[Saarburg]]: 28 September 1916 – 14 October 1916 # [[Marchais, Aisne|Marchais]], France: 14 October 1916 – 27 April 1917 # La Neuville: 27 April 1917 – May 1917 # Marchais: May 1917 – 5 November 1917 # [[Boncourt, Aisne|Boncourt]]: 5 November 1917 – 5 January 1918<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.anciens-aerodromes.com/?p=2629|title = Boncourt Nord – Saint-Acquaire – ANCIENS AÉRODROMES}}</ref> # [[Liesse]]: 5 January 1918 – 19 March 1918 # [[Masny]]: 19 March 1918 – 11 April 1918 # [[Phalempin]]: 11 April 1918 – 3 October 1918 # [[Aertrycke]]: 3 October 1918 – 11 November 1918<ref name="theaerodrome1"/>

==Notable members==

''Staffelführer'' Rudolph Berthold was one of Germany's leading aces of World War I, being in a tie for seventh place; he was awarded the [[Pour le Merite]], [[Military Order of Saint Henry]], and [[Iron Cross]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/germany/berthold.php |title=Rudolf Berthold |work=The Aerodrome |year=2015 |access-date=17 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/germany/index.php |title=World War I Aces of Germany |work=The Aerodrome |year=2015 |access-date=17 December 2015}}</ref> Not far behind Berthold's 44 victories was [[Josef Veltjens]], winner of 35 aerial duels, recipient of the Pour le Merite, [[Royal House Order of Hohenzollern]], and Iron Cross.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/germany/veltjens.php |title=Joseph Veltjens |work=The Aerodrome |year=2015 |access-date=17 December 2015}}</ref> [[Paul Rothe]] won an Iron Cross as the squadron's preeminent [[balloon buster]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/germany/rothe.php |title=Richard Paul Rothe |work=The Aerodrome |year=2015 |access-date=17 December 2015}}</ref> Other squadron aces were Johannes Werner, Hans Bowski, and Herbert Boy.<ref name="theaerodrome1"/>[[Joachim-Friedrich Huth]] claimed one victory [a balloon]; he would also lose part of his right leg in combat yet would be in the World War II Luftwaffe and retire as a Generalleutnant (Lieutenant General) in 1961.

==Aircraft==

Original equipment supplied the squadron upon its inception was seven [[Fokker]] biplanes, two [[Fokker Eindekker]] monoplanes, and one [[Halberstädter Flugzeugwerke|Halberstadt]] biplane. Eventually, the unit would be one of only three squadrons operating independently of a wing that would be totally equipped with [[Fokker Dr.I]]s. Squadron marking was a black and white band running the length of a squadron plane's fuselage.{{sfnp|Franks|Bailey|Guest|1993|p=35}}

==Operations==

When founded, Jasta 14 was in the [[Armee-Abteilung A|''Armee-Abteilung'' A]] Sector. When Germany's last great offensive kicked off on 21 March 1918, the squadron was supporting [[17th Army (German Empire)|17th Armee]]. In May 1918, the unit was switched to support of [[6th Army (German Empire)|6th Armee]]. They were transferred to help [[4th Army (German Empire)|4th Armee]] in September 1918.{{sfnp|Franks|Bailey|Guest|1993|p=35}}

==References== {{reflist}} ;Bibliography * {{cite book |first1=Norman |last1=Franks |author-link1=Norman Franks |first2=Frank W. |last2=Bailey |first3=Russell F. |last3=Guest |title=Above The Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service, and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914–1918 |location=London, UK |publisher=Grub Street |year=1993 |isbn=978-0-948817-73-1 |name-list-style=amp}}

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