# Jagdstaffel 76

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Jasta 76 Active 1917–1918 Country Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire Branch Luftstreitkräfte Type Fighter squadron Engagements World War I

Military unit

**Royal Bavarian Jagdstaffel 76**, commonly abbreviated to **Jasta 76**, 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 20 aerial victories during the war. The unit's victories came at the expense of six killed in action, four wounded in action, and three taken prisoner of war.[1]

## History

Jasta 76 was founded at the Bavarian *Fliegerersatz-Abteilung* ("Replacement Detachment") 1 at [Schleißheim](/source/Oberschlei%C3%9Fheim) on 7 September 1917. It was not actually staffed and mobilized until 15 October 1917. On 4 November 1917, it was posted to *[Armee-Abteilung B](/source/Armee-Abteilung_B)*, equipped with [Albatros D.V](/source/Albatros_D.V) fighters. The new squadron scored its first victory on 1 December 1917.[2]

On 18 March 1918, Jasta 76 moved to *[2 Armee](/source/2nd_Army_(German_Empire))*. It is unknown whether its final move to [Habsheim](/source/Habsheim) returned it to *Armee-Abteilung B*.[2]

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

- [Walter Böning](/source/Walter_B%C3%B6ning): 15 October 1917 – 31 May 1918 ([WIA](/source/Wounded_in_action))

- Ludwig Schmid: 31 May 1918 – 16 July 1918 ([WIA](/source/Wounded_in_action))

- Amandus Rostock: circa 16 July 1918[2]

## Duty stations

- [Habsheim](/source/Habsheim), France: 4 November 1917

- [Liéramont](/source/Li%C3%A9ramont), France: 18 March 1918

- [Suzanne](/source/Suzanne%2C_Somme), France: 15 April 1918

- [Bignicourt](/source/Bignicourt), France: 10 July 1918

- Habsheim, France: 19 August 1918[3]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFranksBaileyGuest199354_1-0)** [Franks, Bailey & Guest (1993)](#CITEREFFranksBaileyGuest1993), p. 54.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFranksBaileyGuest199353_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFranksBaileyGuest199353_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFranksBaileyGuest199353_2-2) [Franks, Bailey & Guest (1993)](#CITEREFFranksBaileyGuest1993), p. 53.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFranksBaileyGuest199353–54_3-0)** [Franks, Bailey & Guest (1993)](#CITEREFFranksBaileyGuest1993), pp. 53–54.

**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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