# Jagdstaffel 54

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Jasta 54 Active 1918 Country Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire Branch Luftstreitkräfte Type Fighter squadron Engagements World War I

Military unit

**Royal Saxon Jagdstaffel 54**, commonly abbreviated to **Jasta 54**, 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 20 aerial victories during the war, [including four observation balloons downed](/source/Balloon_buster). The unit's victories came at the expense of three pilots killed, and one injured in a flying accidents.[1]

## History

Jasta 54 was created on 1 January 1918 at *Flieger-Abteilung* ("Flier Detachment") 6, [Großenhain](/source/Gro%C3%9Fenhain), [Kingdom of Saxony](/source/Kingdom_of_Saxony). It went operational on 15 January. On the 19th, the new squadron joined [Jagdgruppe 10](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jagdgruppe_10&action=edit&redlink=1) as part of *[2 Armee](/source/2nd_Army_(German_Empire))*. On 17 March 1918, Jasta 54 scored its first aerial victories. It moved to support *[4 Armee](/source/4th_Army_(German_Empire))* in late March. On 6 June 1918, it returned to *2 Armee* even as the squadron joined [Jagdgruppe 9](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jagdgruppe_9&action=edit&redlink=1). On 10 July, it shifted to support *[3 Armee](/source/3rd_Army_(German_Empire))*. In August 1918, JG 9 transferred to *[18 Armee](/source/18th_Army_(German_Empire))*, whence Jasta 54 served through war's end.[1]

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

- Paul Erbguth: 1 January 1918

- Paul Turck: April 1918

- [Leutnant](/source/Leutnant) van Fichte[1]

## Duty stations

- [Neuvilly](/source/Neuvilly), France: 19 January 1918

- Monsen-Chausee: 25 March 1918

- [Ingelmunster](/source/Ingelmunster), Belgium

- [Rumbeke](/source/Rumbeke) East, Belgium

- [Ennemain](/source/Ennemain)

- [Blaise](/source/Vouziers): 10 July 1918

- [Morhange](/source/Morhange), France: August 1918[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) [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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