# Jagdstaffel 52

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Jasta 52 Active 1917–1918 Country German Empire Branch Luftstreitkräfte Type Fighter squadron Engagements World War I

Military unit

**Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 52**, commonly abbreviated to **Jasta 52**, 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 squadron would score over 42 aerial victories during the war. The unit's victories came at the expense of eight killed in action, one injured in a flying accident, one wounded in action, and one taken prisoner of war.[1]

## History

Jasta 52 was founded at *Flieger-Abteilung* (Flier Detachment) 7, at [Braunschweig](/source/Braunschweig), Germany on 27 December 1917. It became operational on 9 January 1918. On 14 January, it was moved to support *[6 Armee](/source/6th_Army_(German_Empire))*. The new squadron flew its first combat missions 30 January. [Paul Billik](/source/Paul_Billik) would score the unit's first aerial victories on 9 March 1918, and would go on to score about half his squadron's total. Jasta 52 would support *6 Armee* for the remainder of the war.[1]

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

- [Leutnant](/source/Leutnant) [Paul Billik](/source/Paul_Billik): 27 December 1917 - 10 August 1918 ([POW](/source/Prisoner_of_war))

- [Oberleutnant](/source/Oberleutnant) Berendonck: 10 August 1918 - November 1918[1]

## Duty stations

- [Pecq](/source/Pecq), Belgium: 14 January 1918

- [Bersée](/source/Bers%C3%A9e), France

- [Provin](/source/Provin), France

- [Gondecourt](/source/Gondecourt), France

- Auchy, France

- [Tourpes](/source/Leuze-en-Hainaut), Belgium

- [Hove, Belgium](/source/Hove%2C_Belgium)[1]

## Notable personnel

- Paul Billik

- [Hermann Juhnke](/source/Hermann_Juhnke)[1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFranksBaileyGuest199348_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFranksBaileyGuest199348_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFranksBaileyGuest199348_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFranksBaileyGuest199348_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFranksBaileyGuest199348_1-4) [Franks, Bailey & Guest (1993)](#CITEREFFranksBaileyGuest1993), p. 48.

**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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