# Jagdstaffel 58 > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jagdstaffel_58 > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jagdstaffel_58.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jagdstaffel_58 > Source revision: 1333651609 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Jasta 58 Active 1918 Country Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire Branch Luftstreitkräfte Type Fighter squadron Engagements World War I Military unit **Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 58**, commonly abbreviated to **Jasta 58**, 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 24 aerial victories during the war, [including nine observation balloons downed](/source/Balloon_buster). The unit's victories came at the expense of five killed in action, two wounded in action, and one injured in an aviation accident.[1] ## History Jasta 58 was founded at the pilots and observers training school at Thorn on 6 January 1918. The new squadron became an operational unit on 20 January. On 24 January 1918, it was posted to *[2 Armee](/source/2nd_Army_(German_Empire))*. On 1 February 1918, Jasta 58 moved to *[17 Armee](/source/17th_Army_(German_Empire))* and joined *Jagdgruppe Sud*. Jasta 58 flew its first war patrols on 17 February 1918. It moved on to *[6 Armee](/source/6th_Army_(German_Empire))* on 2 April 1918. The rookie unit's first aerial victories were scored on 11 April 1918. Two days later, it transferred to *[4 Armee](/source/4th_Army_(German_Empire))*. On 6 June 1918, it was consolidated into [Emil Thuy](/source/Emil_Thuy)'s *[Jagdgruppe 7](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jagdgruppe_7&action=edit&redlink=1)* with *2 Armee*. On 7 July, Jasta 58 was moved again, to *[1 Armee](/source/1st_Army_(German_Empire))*. On 19 August 1918, it received its final posting, back to *17 Armee*.[1] Jasta 58 served through war's end. ## Commanding officers (*[Staffelführer](/source/Staffelf%C3%BChrer)*) - Hermann Martini: 6 January 1918 – ca 2 April 1918 - Albert Dietlen: ca 2 April 1918 – 12 April 1918 [(KIA)](/source/Killed_in_action) - [Leutnant](/source/Leutnant) Wendland: 12 April 1918 – 17 April 1918 - Hermann Martini: 17 April 1918 – 10 June 1918 - Leutnant Wendland: 10 June 1918 – 22 June 1918 - Hermann Martini: 22 June 1918 – war's end[1] ## Duty stations - [Émerchicourt](/source/%C3%89merchicourt), France: 24 January 1918 - [Aniche](/source/Aniche), France: March 1918 - [Ascq](/source/Ascq), France: 2 April 1918 - [Lomme](/source/Lomme), France: 11 April 1918 – 13 April 1918 - Koekhoek: 13 April 1918 - [Ennemain](/source/Ennemain), France: 6 June 1918 - [Neuflize](/source/Neuflize): 9 July 1918 - Aniche: 19 August 1918 - [Beuvry](/source/Beuvry), France - [Chievres](/source/Chievres), Belgium - Champles[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) [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. 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