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    Jasta 25 was founded on 28 November 1916, and mobilized on 1 December. It began operations in Macedonia, using Halberstadt D.IIs. It scored its first success on 10 December 1916, and took its first casualty on 18 February 1917. It continued operations until the end of the war brought about the dissolution of the Luftstreitkräfte.

    Staffelführers (Commanding Officers)

    Friedrich-Karl Burckhardt: 2 December 1916–1 February 1918
    August Rose: 1 February 1918–11 November 1918

    Duty stations
    Prilep: 28 November 1916–13 March 1917
    Kanatlarci: 13 March 1917–1 June 1918
    Kalkova: 1 June 1918–11 November 1918

    Aircraft and operations: Halberstadt D.II, Albatros D.III, Roland D.IIa

    Notable personnelA quartet of decorated flying aces served with the unit. They were:

    Gerhard Fieseler, winner of the Military Merit Cross and Iron Cross
    Joining the German Air Force in 1915, Fieseler crashed during training and was in hospital until February 1916. As a two-seater pilot, he joined FA(A) 243 in October 1916 and was later assigned to FA 41. In May 1917, after training on single-seaters, he was posted to Jasta 25 on the Macedonian front. Here he scored 19 victories flying various aircraft, including the Roland D.II.
    1 20 Aug 1917 Jasta 25 Nieuport 17 (3743)
    u/c 09 Sep 1917 Jasta 25 Nieuport Scout
    2 30 Jan 1918 Jasta 25 Nieuport 17
    3 05 Apr 1918 Jasta 25 Nieuport 24 (4047)
    4 20 Jun 1918 Jasta 25 SPAD
    5 05 Jul 1918 Jasta 25 Nieuport 24
    6 24 Jul 1918 Jasta 25 Nieuport Scout
    7 25 Jul 1918 Jasta 25 Nieuport Scout
    8 28 Jul 1918 Jasta 25 Bréguet 14
    9 04 Aug 1918 Jasta 25 Nieuport Scout
    10 05 Aug 1918 Jasta 25 Nieuport Scout
    11 11 Aug 1918 Jasta 25 Nieuport Scout
    12 16 Aug 1918 Jasta 25 AR2
    13 23 Aug 1918 Jasta 25 SPAD 2
    14 04 Sep 1918 Jasta 25 Bréguet -or- SPAD 2
    u/c 09 Sep 1918 Jasta 25 Nieuport
    15 13 Sep 1918 Jasta 25 Nieuport
    16 15 Sep 1918 Jasta 25 Nieuport
    17 18 Sep 1918 Jasta 25 SPAD
    18 19 Sep 1918 Jasta 25 Nieuport
    19 20 Sep 1918 Jasta 25 Bréguet -or- Nieuport

    Reinhard Treptow, Iron Cross
    Whilst serving in Macedonia with Jasta 25, he claimed 6 victories
    1 09 May 1917 Jasta 25 Balloon
    2 20 Jun 1917 Jasta 25 Nieuport Scout
    3 02 Jul 1917 Jasta 25 Nieuport 11
    4 16 Oct 1917 Jasta 25 Nieuport 24 (N4503)
    5 16 Nov 1917 Jasta 25 Avro 2
    6 04 Jul 1918 Jasta 25 Nieuport 27

    Otto Brauneck, Iron Cross
    5 19 Jan 1917 Jasta 25 Caudron G.IV
    u/c 20 Jan 1917 Jasta 25 Farman
    u/c 20 Jan 1917 Jasta 25 EA
    6 11 Feb 1917 Jasta 25 A.W.F.K.8 3 (6196)
    u/c 01 Mar 1917 Jasta 25 EA
    7 31 Mar 1917 Jasta 25 Balloon
    u/c 06 Apr 1917 Jasta 25 Balloon

    Karl-Friedrich Burckhardt, Iron Cross
    1 15 Jan 1917 Jasta 25 B.E.2c
    2 29 Apr 1917 Jasta 25 Farman (MF1957)
    3 05 May 1917 Jasta 25 Balloon
    4 31 May 1917 Jasta 25 Nieuport 12
    5 05 Jul 1917 Jasta 25 Farman

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    I read in an old issue of Over the Front that Fokker D.IIs, along with the Halbs and the Rolands, were part of the early mix of aircraft for this Jasta. I will try to pull the article tonight and post the source.

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    I must have disposed of that issue. However, I believe it was in Volume VII, #1 in the article The Italian Campaign in Macedonia and Albania 1915-1918, Part I.



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