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Kingdom: Prussia
Formed: 28 September 1916
Mobilized: 09 October 1916
Insignia:  
Aces: 15  
Victories: 150+  
Losses: 7 Killed in Action (KIA)
2 Killed in Flying Accidents (KIFA)
1 Injured in Flying Accident (IIFA)
3 Wounded in Action (WIA)
2 Prisoners of War (POW)
 
In late September 1916, Kampfeinsitzer Kommando (KEK) Habsheim was converted to Jagdstaffel 15. The unit's first three victories were scored on 12 October 1916.
 
Aces Aircraft COs Aerodromes
1 Georg von Hantelmann 25
2 Josef Veltjens 24
3 Heinrich Gontermann 22
4 Johannes Klein 14
5 Oliver von Beaulieu-Marconnay 13
6 Hugo Schäfer 11
7 Gustav Klaudat 6
8 Ernst Udet 5
9 Heinrich Arntzen 2
10 Albert Haussmann 2
11 Karl Mendel 2
12 Hans Müller 2
13 Kurt Schmückle 2
14 Kurt Haber 1
15 Arthur Rahn 1
1 Fokker D.II
2 Fokker D.III
3 Fokker D.VII
4 Fokker DR.I
1 Obltn Hermann Kropp
28 Sep 1916 - Nov 1916
2 Obltn Max Reinhold (KIA)
Nov 1916 - 26 Apr 1917
3 Ltn d R Heinrich Gontermann (KIFA)
26 Apr 1917 - 30 Oct 1917
4 Ltn Hans Hermann von Budde
02 Feb 1918 - 14 Mar 1918
5 Ltn d R August Raben
14 Mar 1918 - 20 Mar 1918
6 Obltn Ernst Turck
20 Mar 1918 - 18 May 1918
7 Ltn d R Josef Veltjens (ACT)
18 May 1918 - 13 Aug 1918
8 Ltn Joachim von Ziegesar (ACT)
13 Aug 1918 - 18 Aug 1918
9 Ltn d R Hugo Schäfer (ACT)
18 Aug 1918 - 12 Oct 1918
10 Ltn d R Josef Veltjens
12 Oct 1918 - 11 Nov 1918
1 Boncourt
2 La Neuville
20 Aug 1917
 
Books
Jagdgeschwader Nr II: Geschwader Berthold
     by Greg VanWyngarden / Paperback / Osprey Publishing 2005
 
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