Jagdstaffel 59

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}} {{Infobox military unit |unit_name= Jasta 59 |image=[[File:Airplanes - Types - German plane falls. Fokken D-7. A German fighting airplane which "nose-dived" to destruction near a Zeppelin shed at Namur - NARA - 17342257.jpg|350px]] |caption=Fokker D-7 [possibly of Jasta 59] which crash near Zeppelin sheds at Naumur January 7,1919 |dates=1918 |country= [[Kingdom of Prussia]], [[German Empire]] |allegiance= |branch=[[Luftstreitkräfte]] |type=Fighter squadron |role= |size= |command_structure= |garrison= |garrison_label= |nickname= |patron= |motto= |colors= |colors_label= |march= |mascot= |equipment= |equipment_label= |battles= [[World War I]] |anniversaries= |decorations= |battle_honours= |battle_honours_label= |disbanded= |flying_hours= |website=  |commander1= |commander1_label= |commander2= |commander2_label= |commander3= |commander3_label= |commander4= |commander4_label= |notable_commanders=  |identification_symbol= |identification_symbol_label= |identification_symbol_2= |identification_symbol_2_label= |identification_symbol_3= |identification_symbol_3_label= |identification_symbol_4= |identification_symbol_4_label=  |aircraft_attack= |aircraft_bomber= |aircraft_electronic= |aircraft_fighter= |aircraft_helicopter= |aircraft_helicopter_attack= |aircraft_helicopter_cargo= |aircraft_helicopter_multirole= |aircraft_helicopter_observation= |aircraft_helicopter_transport= |aircraft_helicopter_trainer= |aircraft_helicopter_utility= |aircraft_interceptor= |aircraft_patrol= |aircraft_recon= |aircraft_trainer= |aircraft_transport= }}

'''Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 59''', commonly abbreviated to '''Jasta 59''', was a "hunting group" (i.e., fighter squadron) of the ''[[Luftstreitkräfte]]'', the air arm of the [[Imperial German Army]] during [[World War I]]. The squadron would score over 20 aerial victories during the war. The unit's victories came at the expense of four pilots killed in action and two wounded in action.{{sfnp|Franks|Bailey|Guest|1993|pp=49–50}}

==History== On 6 January 1918, Jasta 59 was founded at the pilots and observers training school at [[Schwerin]], Germany. The new unit became operational on 21 January. It was assigned to ''[[2nd Army (German Empire)|2 Armee]]'' on the 24th. On 1 February 1918, Jasta 59 was posted to ''[[17th Army (German Empire)|17 Armee]]'', to remain part of this army for the duration of the war. Jasta 59 was merged into ''Jagdgruppe Sud'' on 10 February 1918. A week later, the squadron flew its first combat missions. It drew its first blood on 10 March 1918.{{sfnp|Franks|Bailey|Guest|1993|pp=49–50}}

When ''[[Jagdgruppe 8]]'' was founded by [[Eduard Ritter von Schleich]] on 15 March 1918, Jasta 59 was one of the squadrons included in the new fighter wing.{{sfnp|Franks|Bailey|Guest|1993|pp=49–50}}

==Commanding officers (''Staffelführer'')== * [[Otto Höhne]]: 6 January 1918 – 26 January 1918 * Hans-Helmut von Boddien: 26 January 1918 – 27 September 1918{{WIA}} * Fritz Krafft: 27 September 1918 – War's end{{sfnp|Franks|Bailey|Guest|1993|pp=49–50}}

==Duty stations== * [[Emerchicourt]], France: 24 January 1918 * [[Favreuil]], France: 28 March 1918 * [[Épinoy]], France: 18 April 1918 * Roucourt: 8 August 1918 * [[Erre]], France: 1 September 1918 * [[Hélesmes]], France: 27 September 1918 * [[Ghlin]], Belgium: 11 October 1918 * Castern: 18 October 1918{{sfnp|Franks|Bailey|Guest|1993|pp=49–50}}

==References== {{reflist}} ;Bibliography * {{cite book |first1=Norman |last1=Franks |author-link1=Norman Franks |first2=Frank W. |last2=Bailey |first3=Russell F. |last3=Guest |title=Above The Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service, and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914–1918 |location=London, UK |publisher=Grub Street |year=1993 |isbn=978-0-948817-73-1 |name-list-style=amp}}

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