# Jagdstaffel 7

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Jasta 7 Jasta 7 was equipped with Fokker triplanes Active 1916–1918 Country German Empire Branch Luftstreitkräfte Type Fighter squadron Engagements World War I

Military unit

**Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 7** 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 unit would score 126 aerial victories (130 claimed) during the war, at the expense of eleven killed in action, two killed in flying accidents, and twelve [wounded in action](/source/Wounded_in_action).[1]

## History

On 2 June 1916, a Fokkerstaffel was founded at Martincourt; this temporary grouping was under XVI Corps of [5 Armee](/source/5th_Army_(German_Empire)). It was quickly superseded on 23 August 1916, when it was designated as Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 7. A month later, on 21 September, it was activated. In Autumn 1917, Jasta 7 joined Jagdgruppe II, along with [Jasta 29](/source/Jagdstaffel_29), [Jasta 33](/source/Jasta_33), and [Jasta 35](/source/Jasta_35). The new JG 11 supported [4 Armee](/source/4th_Army_(German_Empire)), and was commanded by [Otto Schmidt](/source/Otto_Schmidt_(aviator)).[1]

In early 1918, Jasta 7 became part of Jagdgruppe Dixmuiden, along with [Jasta 16](/source/Jasta_16) and [Jasta 51](/source/Jasta_51), under command of Oberleutnant [Hans-Eberhardt Gandert](/source/Hans-Eberhardt_Gandert); it then moved to Rumbeke. It now became part of Jagdgruppe 6, along with [Jasta 28](/source/Jasta_28), [Jasta 47](/source/Jasta_47), and Jasta 51; Gandert commanded the group. In May, it moved again, to Saint Marguerite. The Jasta, along with Jasta 51, remained a mainstay of JGr 6, while other squadrons were rotated in and out of the group. As the war wound down, Jasta 7 remained in JGr 6, under the command of Hauptmann [Erhard Milch](/source/Erhard_Milch).[1]

## Commanding officers

- Fritz von Bronsart-Schellendorf: 23 August 1916 - 21 July 1917 [(KIA)](/source/Killed_in_action)

- [Josef Jacobs](/source/Josef_Jacobs): 2 August 1917 - c. 18 November 1918

## Duty stations (airfields)

- [Martincourt](/source/Martincourt%2C_Meurthe-et-Moselle), France: 23 August - 28 September 1916

- Bellevue Ferme, Senon, France: 28 September - 19 October 1916

- La-Jolly Ferme, [Stenay](/source/Stenay), France: 20 October - 1 November 1916

- Procher, France: 2 November 1916 - 4 May 1917

- [Eswars](/source/Eswars), France: 4 May - 6 June 1917

- Thouroube, Roulers, Belgium: 6 June - 22 August 1917

- Wynghene, Belgium: 22 August - 15 September 1917

- Aertrycke, North of Torhout, Belgium: 15 September 1917 - 1 March 1918

- [Rumbeke](/source/Rumbeke), Belgium: 1 March [1] - 14 March 1918

- [Roulers](/source/Roulers), Belgium: 14–29 March 1918

- Sainte Marguerite, Belgium: 29 March - 1 October 1918

- [Menen](/source/Menen), Belgium[2] 1 October - 11 November 1918 [3]

## Personnel

[Josef Jacobs](/source/Josef_Jacobs) lengthy service and long leadership while he accrued 43 victories made him responsible for single-handedly scoring about a third of the unit's wins. However, a number of other notable aces served in the unit, including [Friedrich Manschott](/source/Friedrich_Manschott), [Paul Hüttenrauch](/source/Paul_H%C3%BCttenrauch), [Paul Billik](/source/Paul_Billik), [Carl Degelow](/source/Carl_Degelow), [Georg Meyer](/source/Georg_Meyer_(aviator)), [Otto Schmidt](/source/Otto_Schmidt_(aviator)), and [Olivier Freiherr von Beaulieu-Marconnay](/source/Olivier_Freiherr_von_Beaulieu-Marconnay).[1][2]

## Aircraft and operations

Jasta 7 used [Albatros D.V](/source/Albatros_D.V) and a few [Albatros D.III](/source/Albatros_D.III) (these until early September 1917) when Josef Jacobs took command; [Albatros D.Va](/source/Albatros_D.Va), [Pfalz D.III](/source/Pfalz_D.III) and Pfalz D.IIIa were also used from late September 1917 to spring 1918,[4][5] before using [Fokker Triplanes](/source/Fokker_Dr.I)[2] and [Fokker D.VIIs](/source/Fokker_D.VII) as of May 1918. Earlier aircraft assigned remain unknown at this time.[1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFranksBaileyGuest199332_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFranksBaileyGuest199332_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFranksBaileyGuest199332_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFranksBaileyGuest199332_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFranksBaileyGuest199332_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFranksBaileyGuest199332_1-5) [Franks, Bailey & Guest (1993)](#CITEREFFranksBaileyGuest1993), p. 32.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-theaerodrome_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-theaerodrome_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-theaerodrome_2-2) ["Jasta 7"](http://www.theaerodrome.com/services/germany/jasta/jasta7.php). *The Aerodrome*. 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** *Cross and Cockade International vol 25-3*

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** "Jasta 7 under Kobes". Cross and Cockade International vol 25-2 and 25-3

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** 'Kobes - Thoughts and descriptions' *Cross and Cockade International vol 29-2*

**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).

v t e Jastas of the Imperial German Army Air Service Prussian 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 25 26 27 29 30 31 33 36 37 38 39 41 42 43 45 46 48 49 50 51 52 53 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 73 74 75 81 82 83 85 86 87 88 89 90 Bavarian 16 23 32 34 35 76 77 78 79 80 Saxon 21 22 24 40 44 54 72 Württembergian 28 47 64 84

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