# Jagdstaffel 57

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Jasta 57 Active 1918 Country Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire Branch Luftstreitkräfte Type Fighter squadron Engagements World War I

Military unit

**Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 57**, commonly abbreviated to **Jasta 57**, 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 32 aerial victories during the war. The unit's victories came at the expense of four pilots killed in action, one injured in a flying accident, four wounded in action, and one taken prisoner of war.[1]

## History

Jasta 57 was founded at the pilots and observers training school at [Königsberg](/source/K%C3%B6nigsberg) on 6 January 1918. The new squadron began operations on 20 January 1918. Four days later, it was incorporated into [Rudolf Berthold](/source/Rudolf_Berthold)'s *Jagdgruppe Nord* and tasked to support *[6 Armee](/source/6th_Army_(German_Empire))*. [1] On 26 February 1918, the unit flew its first combat missions. On 11 March, it scored its first aerial victories. Leutnant Hans Viebig (1897–1961), who would become Oberst of the [Wehrmacht](/source/Wehrmacht) with the [Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross](/source/Knight's_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross), was first and shot down a [Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8](/source/Royal_Aircraft_Factory_R.E.8) of the [Royal Flying Corps](/source/Royal_Flying_Corps).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

On 23 April 1918, Jasta 57 was reassigned to *[4 Armee](/source/4th_Army_(German_Empire))*. It moved once again on 6 June, to join *[Jagdgruppe 7](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jagdgruppe_7&action=edit&redlink=1)* under [Emil Thuy](/source/Emil_Thuy) in support of *[2 Armee](/source/2nd_Army_(German_Empire))*. Five days later, JG 7 was reassigned to support *[18 Armee](/source/18th_Army_(German_Empire))*. On 8 July 1918, Jasta 57 was posted to *[1 Armee](/source/1st_Army_(German_Empire))*.[1]

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

- [Paul Strähle](/source/Paul_Str%C3%A4hle): 6 January 1918[1]

## Duty stations

- [Wasquehal](/source/Wasquehal), France: 24 January 1918

- [Halluin](/source/Halluin): 23 April 1918

- [Ennemain](/source/Ennemain): 6 June 1918

- [Neuflize](/source/Neuflize): 8 July 1918

- [Aniche](/source/Aniche), France: 21 August 1918

- [Beuvry](/source/Beuvry), France: 30 September 1918

- [Chièvres](/source/Chi%C3%A8vres), Belgium: 12 October 1918

- Champles: 4 November 1918[1]

## Notable personnel

- Paul Strähle

- [Johannes Jensen](/source/Johannes_Jensen_(aviator))[1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFranksBaileyGuest199349_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFranksBaileyGuest199349_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFranksBaileyGuest199349_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFranksBaileyGuest199349_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFranksBaileyGuest199349_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFranksBaileyGuest199349_1-5) [Franks, Bailey & Guest (1993)](#CITEREFFranksBaileyGuest1993), p. 49.

**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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