# Jagdstaffel 77

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Jasta 77 Active 1917–1918 Country Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire Branch Luftstreitkräfte Type Fighter squadron Engagements World War I

Military unit

**Royal Bavarian Jagdstaffel 77**, commonly abbreviated to **Jasta 77**, 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 28 aerial victories during the war, including [three observation balloons downed](/source/Balloon_buster). The unit's victories came at the expense of four killed in action, one killed in a flying accident, one wounded in action, three injured in aviation accidents, and one taken prisoner of war.[1]

## History

Jasta 77 was founded on 25 November 1917 at *Fliegerersatz-Abteilung* ("Replacement Detachment") 1, [Schleissheim](/source/Schleissheim). On 2 December 1917, the new squadron was assigned to *[Armee-Abteilung B](/source/Armee-Abteilung_B)*. Jasta 77 scored its first victories on 5 January 1918. On 27 March 1918, it was transferred to *[2 Armee](/source/2nd_Army_(German_Empire))*. On 9 July 1918, it shifted postings again, to *[3 Armee](/source/3rd_Army_(German_Empire))*. Jasta 77 moved once more, to *[19 Armee](/source/19th_Army_(German_Empire))*, on 9 August 1918. It remained there until war's end.[1]

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

- Otto Deindl: 25 November 1917 – 21 January 1918

- Walter Ewers: 21 January 1918 – 15 May 1918

- Amandus Rostock: 15 May 1918 – 24 May 1918

- [Rudolf Stark](/source/Rudolf_Stark): 24 May 1918 – 7 June 1918

- Otto Fuchs: 7 June 1918 – 10 July 1918

- Max Gossner: 10 July 1918[1]

## Duty stations

- [Habsheim](/source/Habsheim), France: 2 December 1917

- [Le Cateau-Cambrésis](/source/Le_Cateau-Cambr%C3%A9sis), France: 27 March 1918

- Vraignes, France: 2 April 1918

- Foucaucourt, France: 24 April 1918

- [Saint-Marie](/source/Sainte-Marie%2C_Ardennes), France: 9 July 1918

- Renchen: 9 August 1918[1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFranksBaileyGuest199354_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFranksBaileyGuest199354_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFranksBaileyGuest199354_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFranksBaileyGuest199354_1-3) [Franks, Bailey & Guest (1993)](#CITEREFFranksBaileyGuest1993), p. 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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