Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 12 was a World War I "hunting group" of the Luftstreitkräfte, the air arm of the Imperial German Army during World War I. As one of the original German fighter squadrons, the unit would score 155 aerial victories during the war, at the expense of seventeen killed in action, eight wounded in action, and one taken prisoner of war.
Jasta 12's flightline of Albatros D.Vas in August/September 1917. An AEG C.IV liaison plane is at left.
Jasta 12 flightline at Toulis, France
Adolf Ritter von Tutschek
Adolf Ritter von Tutschek (16 May 1891 – 15 March 1918) PlM, MOMJ was a professional soldier turned aviator. As German air strategy turned towards concentrated air power, he was entrusted with one of the world's first fighter wings.
Adolf Ritter von Tutschek