# Jagdstaffel 38

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German Military unit during WW I

Jasta 38 Active 1917–1918 Country German Empire Branch Luftstreitkräfte Type Fighter squadron Engagements World War I

Military unit

**Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 38**, commonly abbreviated to **Jasta 38**, was a "hunting group" (i.e., fighter squadron) of the *[Luftstreitkräfte](/source/Luftstreitkr%C3%A4fte)*, the air arm of the [Imperial German Army](/source/Imperial_German_Army) during [World War I](/source/World_War_I). The unit would score 17 aerial victories during the war. The squadron's victories came at the expense of four losses, including one killed in action, one injured in a flying accident, and one wounded in action.[1]

## History

Jasta 38 was founded at [Hudova](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hudova&action=edit&redlink=1), [Macedonia](/source/Macedonian_front) on 30 June 1917. It drew its original personnel from *Kampfgeschwader* (tactical bomber wing) 1, *Flieger-Abteilung* (Flier Detachment) 30, and *Jasta Vardar*. The new squadron scored its first aerial victory on 29 October 1917.[1]

## Commanding officers (*[Staffelführer](/source/Staffelf%C3%BChrer)*)

- Rudolf Bohm: 1 July 1917

- [Kurt Grasshoff](/source/Kurt_Grasshoff): 6 November 1917

- [Fritz Thiede](/source/Fritz_Thiede): ca 12 June 1918[1]

## Duty stations

- Hudova, Macedonia[1]

## Notable personnel

Although the unit produced no [flying aces](/source/Flying_aces) on its own, commanders Kurt Grasshoff and Fritz Thiede were decorated aces.[1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFranksBaileyGuest199344_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFranksBaileyGuest199344_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFranksBaileyGuest199344_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFranksBaileyGuest199344_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFranksBaileyGuest199344_1-4) [Franks, Bailey & Guest (1993)](#CITEREFFranksBaileyGuest1993), p. 44.

**Bibliography**

- [Franks, Norman](/source/Norman_Franks); Bailey, Frank W. & Guest, Russell F. (1993). *Above The Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service, and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914–1918*. London, UK: Grub Street. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-948817-73-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-948817-73-1).

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