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'''Royal Prussian ''Jagdstaffel'' 29''', commonly abbreviated to '''''Jasta'' 29''', was a World War I "hunting group" (i.e., fighter squadron) of the ''[[Luftstreitkräfte]]'', which was the forerunner of the [[Luftwaffe]]. The unit would score 76 aerial victories during the war, at the expense of 13 killed in action, two killed in flying accidents, 12 wounded in action, one injured in a flying accident and one taken prisoner.<ref>{{cite book |title=Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914-1918 |page= 41 }}</ref><ref>http://www.theaerodrome.com/services/germany/jasta/jasta29.php Retrieved on 17 July 2010.</ref>
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'''Royal Prussian ''Jagdstaffel'' 29''', commonly abbreviated to '''''Jasta'' 29''', 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 76 aerial victories during the war, at the cost of 13 of their pilots killed in action, two killed in flying accidents, 12 wounded in action, one injured in a flying accident and one taken prisoner.{{sfnp|Franks|Bailey|Guest|1993|p=41}}<ref name="theaerodrome">{{cite web |url=http://www.theaerodrome.com/services/germany/jasta/jasta29.php |title=Jasta 29 |work=The Aerodrome |year=2015 |access-date=18 December 2015}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Royal Prussian ''Jagdstaffel'' 29 was formed on 28 December 1916 at the ''Fliegerersatz-Abteilung'' (Replacement Detachment) 5 training facility at [[Hannover]] in Germany. It scored its first victory on 16 March 1917, when Wilhelm Allmenröder incinerated an enemy observation balloon. The fledgling squadron would be blooded just under a month later, suffering its first casualty on 11 April 1917. ''Jasta'' 29 would serve to the war's end.{{sfnp|Franks|Bailey|Guest|1993|p=41}}


==Commanding officers (''[[Staffelführer]]'')==
Royal Prussian ''Jagdstaffel'' 29 was formed on 28 December 1916 at the FEA 5 training facility at [[Hannover]] in Germany. It would not score its first victory until 16 March 1917, when Wilhelm Allmenröder incinerated an enemy observation balloon. The fledgling squadron would be blooded just under a month later, suffering its first casualty on 11 April 1917. ''Jasta'' 29 would serve to the war's end.<ref>{{cite book |title=Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914-1918 |page= 41 }}</ref>
# ''Hauptmann'' Hermann Palmer: 31 January 1917 – 5 February 1917

# ''Leutnant'' Ludwig Dornheim: transferred from ''[[Jasta 5]]'' on 5 February 1917 – 29 April 1917{{KIA2}}
==''[[Staffelführer]]''s (Commanding Officers)==
# ''Leutnant'' [[Kurt Wolff (aviator)|Kurt Wolff]]: transferred from ''[[Jasta 11]]'' on 6 May 1917 – 2 July 1917

1 ''Hauptmann'' Hermann Palmer: 31 January 1917 - 5 February 1917
# ''Leutnant'' [[Erwin Böhme]]: 2 July 1917 – 18 August 1917
# ''Oberleutnant'' [[Otto Schmidt (aviator)|Otto Schmidt]]: transferred from ''[[Jasta 32]]'' on 19 August 1917 – 18 October 1917{{WIA}}

2 ''Leutnant'' Ludwig Dornheim: transferred from ''[[Jasta 5]]'' on 5 February 1917 - [[killed in action|KIA]] on 29 April 1917
# ''Oberleutnant'' [[Harald Auffarth]]: transferred from ''[[Jasta 18]]'' on 19 October 1917 – promoted to command ''[[Jagdgruppe 3]]'' on 28 September 1918
# ''Leutnant'' Hans Holthusen: transferred from ''[[Jasta 30]]'' on 28 September 1918 – to the end of the war on 11 November 1918{{sfnp|Franks|Bailey|Guest|1993|p=41}}<ref name="theaerodrome"/>

3 ''Leutnant'' [[Kurt Wolff (aviator)|Kurt Wolff]]: transferred from ''[[Jasta 11]]'' on 6 May 1917 - 2 July 1917

4 ''Leutnant'' [[Erwin Böhme]]: 2 July 1917 - 18 August 1917

5 ''Oberleutnant'' [[Otto Schmidt (aviator)|Otto Schmidt]] (WIA): transferred from ''[[Jasta 32]]'' on 19 August 1917 - [[wounded in action|WIA]] on 18 October 1917

6 ''Oberleutnant'' [[Harald Auffarth]]: transferred from ''[[Jasta 18]]'' on 19 October 1917 - promoted to command ''[[Jagdgruppe 3]]'' on 28 September 1918

7 ''Leutnant'' Hans Holthusen: transferred from ''[[Jasta 30]]'' on 28 September 1918 - to the end of the war on 11 November 1918<ref>http://www.theaerodrome.com/services/germany/jasta/jasta29.php Retrieved on 17 July 2010.</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914-1918 |page= 41 }}</ref>


==Aerodromes==
==Aerodromes==
# [[Juniville]], France: 15 February 1917 – 21 June 1917

1 [[Juniville]], France: 15 February 1917 - 21 June 1917
# [[Mons-en-Pevelle]]: 22 June 1917 – 27 June 1917
# [[Bersée]], France 28 June 1917 – 17 July 1917

2 [[Mons-en-Pevelle]]: 22 June 1917 - 27 June 1917
# [[Handzaeme]]: 18 July 1917 – 31 July 1918
# [[Thourout]]: 1 August 1917 – 13 September 1917

3 [[Bersée]], France 28 June 1917 - 17 July 1917
# [[Aertrycke]]: 14 September 1917 – 27 November 1917
# [[Émerchicourt]], France: 28 November 1917 – 13 December 1917

4 [[Handzaeme]]: 18 July 1917 - 31 July 1918
# [[Bellincamps]]: 14 December 1917 – 30 March 1918
# [[Phalempin]], France: 31 March 1918 – 12 April 1918

# [[Gondecourt]], France: 13 April 1918 – 17 August 1918
5 [[Thourout]]: 1 August 1917 - 13 September 1917
# Bellincamps: 18 August 1918 – 28 September 1918

6 [[Aertrycke]]: 14 September 1917 - 27 November 1917
# [[Kruishoutem]], Belgium: 29 September 1918 – 5 October 1918
# Aertrycke: 6 October 1918 – 11 November 1918<ref name="theaerodrome"/>

7 [[Émerchicourt]], France: 28 November 1917 - 13 December 1917

8 [[Bellincamps]]: 14 December 1917 - 30 March 1918

9 [[Phalempin]], France: 31 March 1918 - 12 April 1918

10 [[Gondecourt]], France: 13 April 1918 - 17 August 1918

11 Bellincamps: 18 August 1918 - 28 September 1918

12 [[Kruishoutem]], Belgium: 29 September 1918 - 5 October 1918

13 Aertrycke: 6 October 1918 - 11 November 1918<ref>http://www.theaerodrome.com/services/germany/jasta/jasta29.php Retrieved on 17 July 2010.</ref>


==Notable members==
==Notable members==
* [[Kurt Wolff (aviator)|Kurt Wolff]], [[Pour le Merite]], [[Royal House Order of Hohenzollern]], [[Iron Cross]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/germany/wolff2.php |title=Kurt Robert Wilhelm Wolff |work=The Aerodrome |year=2015 |access-date=18 December 2015}}</ref>

* [[Kurt Wolff]], [[Pour le Merite]], [[Royal House Order of Hohenzollern]], [[Iron Cross]]<ref>http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/germany/wolff2.php Retrieved on 18 July 2010.</ref>
* [[Erwin Böhme]], [[Pour le Merite]], [[Royal House Order of Hohenzollern]], [[Iron Cross]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/germany/bohme.php |title=Erwin Böhme |work=The Aerodrome |year=2015 |access-date=18 December 2015}}</ref>
* [[Harald Auffarth]], [[Royal House Order of Hohenzollern]], [[Iron Cross]], Silver [[Wound Badge]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/germany/auffarth.php |title=Harald Auffarth |work=The Aerodrome |year=2015 |access-date=18 December 2015}}</ref>

* [[Erwin Böhme]], [[Pour le Merite]], [[Royal House Order of Hohenzollern]], [[Iron Cross]]<ref>http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/germany/bohme.php Retrieved on 18 July 2010.</ref>
* [[Otto Schmidt (aviator)|Otto Schmidt]], [[Royal House Order of Hohenzollern]], [[Iron Cross]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/germany/schmidt2.php |title=Otto Christian Schmidt |work=The Aerodrome |year=2015 |access-date=18 December 2015}}</ref>
* [[August Burkard]], Iron Cross<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/germany/burkard.php |title=August Burkard |work=The Aerodrome |year=2015 |access-date=18 December 2015}}</ref>

* [[Harald Auffarth]], [[Royal House Order of Hohenzollern]], [[Iron Cross]], Silver [[Wound Badge]]<ref>http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/germany/auffarth.php Retrieved on 18 July 2010.</ref>

* [[Otto Schmidt]], [[Royal House Order of Hohenzollern]], [[Iron Cross]]<ref>http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/germany/schmidt2.php Retrieved on 18 July 2010.</ref>

* [[August Burkard]], Iron Cross<ref>http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/germany/burkard.php Retrieved on 18 July 2010.</ref>

* Karl Pech
* Karl Pech

* Fritz Kieckhäfer
* Fritz Kieckhäfer

* Siegfried Westphal
* Siegfried Westphal

* Günther Schuster
* Günther Schuster
* Eugen Siempelkamp<ref name="theaerodrome"/>

* [[Hermann Dahlmann]], Iron Cross{{sfnp|Franks|Bailey|Guest|1993|p=95}}
* Eugen Siempelkamp

* Theodor Dahlmann<ref>http://www.theaerodrome.com/services/germany/jasta/jasta29.php Retrieved on 17 July 2010.</ref>

* [[Karl Gallwitz]], Iron Cross
* [[Karl Gallwitz]], Iron Cross

* Albert Wilhelm Ferdinand Gröner, Iron Cross <ref> Bavarian State Archives, Munich.</ref>

* Josef Hohly
* Josef Hohly

* Max Kuhne
* Max Kuhne
* [[Werner Voss]]{{sfnp|Franks|Bailey|Guest|1993|p=41}}

* [[Werner Voss]]<ref>{{cite book |title=Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914-1918 |page= 41 }}</ref>


==Aircraft==
==Aircraft==
* [[Albatros D.III]]

1 [[Albatros D.III]]
* [[Fokker D.VII]]
* [[Pfalz D.III]]<ref name="theaerodrome"/>

2 [[Fokker D.VII]]

3 [[Pfalz D.III]]<ref>http://www.theaerodrome.com/services/germany/jasta/jasta29.php Retrieved on 17 July 2010.</ref>


==Operations==
==Operations==
''Jasta'' 29 began operations at [[Juniville]] on 15 February 1917 in support of [[3rd Army (German Empire)|3rd ''Armee'']].The jasta shifted its base of operations on or about 16 April, to support the [[1st Army (German Empire)|1st ''Armee'']]. On 22 June 1917, ''Jasta'' 29 moved to the [[6th Army (German Empire)|6th ''Armee'']] front. On 28 November, it was reposted to operate with the [[2nd Army (German Empire)|2nd ''Armee'']]. On 14 December, the squadron moved again, to support the 6th ''Armee'' once more.{{sfnp|Franks|Bailey|Guest|1993|p=41}}


On 8 August 1918, Jasta 29 once again supported the 2nd ''Armee'' at Peronne. The air unit moved to support [[4th Army (German Empire)|4th ''Armee'']] on 30 September for its final operational tasking.{{sfnp|Franks|Bailey|Guest|1993|p=41}}
''Jasta'' 29 began operations at [[Juniville]] on 15 February 1917 in support of [[3rd Army (Germany)|3rd ''Armee]]''.The jasta shifted its base of operations approximately 16 April, to support the [[1st Army (Germany)|1st ''Armee]]''. On 22 June 1917, ''Jasta'' 29 moved to the [[6th Army (Germany)|6th ''Armee]]'' front. On 28 November, it was reposted to operate with the [[2nd Army (Germany)|2nd ''Armee]]''. On 14 December, the squadron moved again, back to support the 6th ''Armee''.<ref>{{cite book |title=Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914-1918 |page= 41 }}</ref>

On 8 August 1918, Jasta 29 once again supported the 2nd ''Armee'' at Peronne. The air unit moved to support [[4th Army (Germany)|4th ''Armee]]'' on 30 September for its final operational tasking.<ref>{{cite book |title=Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914-1918 |page= 41 }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
* ''Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914-1918''. Norman L. R. Franks, Frank W. Bailey, Russell Guest. Grub Street, 1993. ISBN 0948817739, 9780948817731.
==Endnotes==
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;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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Latest revision as of 13:11, 27 January 2021

Jasta 29
Albatross D.III
Active1916–1918
CountryGerman Empire
BranchLuftstreitkräfte
TypeFighter squadron
EngagementsWorld War I

Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 29, commonly abbreviated to Jasta 29, 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 76 aerial victories during the war, at the cost of 13 of their pilots killed in action, two killed in flying accidents, 12 wounded in action, one injured in a flying accident and one taken prisoner.[1][2]

History

[edit]

Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 29 was formed on 28 December 1916 at the Fliegerersatz-Abteilung (Replacement Detachment) 5 training facility at Hannover in Germany. It scored its first victory on 16 March 1917, when Wilhelm Allmenröder incinerated an enemy observation balloon. The fledgling squadron would be blooded just under a month later, suffering its first casualty on 11 April 1917. Jasta 29 would serve to the war's end.[1]

Commanding officers (Staffelführer)

[edit]
  1. Hauptmann Hermann Palmer: 31 January 1917 – 5 February 1917
  2. Leutnant Ludwig Dornheim: transferred from Jasta 5 on 5 February 1917 – 29 April 1917 (KIA)
  3. Leutnant Kurt Wolff: transferred from Jasta 11 on 6 May 1917 – 2 July 1917
  4. Leutnant Erwin Böhme: 2 July 1917 – 18 August 1917
  5. Oberleutnant Otto Schmidt: transferred from Jasta 32 on 19 August 1917 – 18 October 1917 (WIA)
  6. Oberleutnant Harald Auffarth: transferred from Jasta 18 on 19 October 1917 – promoted to command Jagdgruppe 3 on 28 September 1918
  7. Leutnant Hans Holthusen: transferred from Jasta 30 on 28 September 1918 – to the end of the war on 11 November 1918[1][2]

Aerodromes

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  1. Juniville, France: 15 February 1917 – 21 June 1917
  2. Mons-en-Pevelle: 22 June 1917 – 27 June 1917
  3. Bersée, France 28 June 1917 – 17 July 1917
  4. Handzaeme: 18 July 1917 – 31 July 1918
  5. Thourout: 1 August 1917 – 13 September 1917
  6. Aertrycke: 14 September 1917 – 27 November 1917
  7. Émerchicourt, France: 28 November 1917 – 13 December 1917
  8. Bellincamps: 14 December 1917 – 30 March 1918
  9. Phalempin, France: 31 March 1918 – 12 April 1918
  10. Gondecourt, France: 13 April 1918 – 17 August 1918
  11. Bellincamps: 18 August 1918 – 28 September 1918
  12. Kruishoutem, Belgium: 29 September 1918 – 5 October 1918
  13. Aertrycke: 6 October 1918 – 11 November 1918[2]

Notable members

[edit]

Aircraft

[edit]

Operations

[edit]

Jasta 29 began operations at Juniville on 15 February 1917 in support of 3rd Armee.The jasta shifted its base of operations on or about 16 April, to support the 1st Armee. On 22 June 1917, Jasta 29 moved to the 6th Armee front. On 28 November, it was reposted to operate with the 2nd Armee. On 14 December, the squadron moved again, to support the 6th Armee once more.[1]

On 8 August 1918, Jasta 29 once again supported the 2nd Armee at Peronne. The air unit moved to support 4th Armee on 30 September for its final operational tasking.[1]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d e f Franks, Bailey & Guest (1993), p. 41.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Jasta 29". The Aerodrome. 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Kurt Robert Wilhelm Wolff". The Aerodrome. 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Erwin Böhme". The Aerodrome. 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Harald Auffarth". The Aerodrome. 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Otto Christian Schmidt". The Aerodrome. 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  7. ^ "August Burkard". The Aerodrome. 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  8. ^ Franks, Bailey & Guest (1993), p. 95.
Bibliography
  • Franks, Norman; 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 978-0-948817-73-1.

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