# Jagdstaffel 70

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Jasta 70 Active 1918 Country Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire Branch Luftstreitkräfte Type Fighter squadron Engagements World War I

Military unit

**Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 70**, commonly abbreviated to **Jasta 70**, 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 14 aerial victories during the war. The unit's victories came at the expense of two killed in action and three wounded in action.[1]

## History

Jasta 70 was founded at *Fliegerersatz-Abteilung* ("Replacement Detachment") 11, Brieg, on 6 February 1918. The new squadron became operational on 18 February. On 22 February, it was assigned to *[Armee-Abteilung A](/source/Armee-Abteilung_A)*. The fighter squadron flew its first combat missions on 25 March 1918. Its first aerial victory came on 2 May 1918. The squadron would serve past war's end, being disbanded 6 December 1918.[1]

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

- Hans Schlieter[1]

## Duty stations

- Buhl, France: 22 February 1918

- [Stotzheim](/source/Stotzheim), France: 26 August 1918[1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFranksBaileyGuest199352_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFranksBaileyGuest199352_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFranksBaileyGuest199352_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFranksBaileyGuest199352_1-3) [Franks, Bailey & Guest (1993)](#CITEREFFranksBaileyGuest1993), p. 52.

**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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