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In memory of the pilots of JagdStaffel 37
To us it's a hobby, our pastime. Those men however lived through hell, "the forgotten heroes of a forgotten war".
StaffelFührer 10 March 1917 – 6 November 1917
Grasshoff, Kurt
First StaffelFührer of Jasta 37. Apparently never killed anybody.
StaffelFührer 7 November 1917 – 24 March 1918
Udet, Ernst
After the Great War he led the life of a playboy but also was a famous sports and aerobatic pilot. He was flying the Iconic silver Curtiss Hawk during the 1936 Olympics.
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StaffelFührer 25 March 1918 – 4 April 1918
Gobert,
Ascan Gustav Klee
Acting CO of Jasta 37, lived through both World Wars.
StaffelFührer 5 April 1918 – End of war
Meyer, Georg
Last commander of Jasta 37, He was credited with 24 air victories.
Pilot
Bittrich, Wilhelm
In the 30s, under the influence of Göring, he joined NSDAP, and later SA, then SS in which he became a general. He was commanding the defense of Arnem which was later portrayed in “A bridge too far”, in the writing of which he took part.
Pilot
Hamscher, Ernst
Jasta 37 pilot
Pilot
Haustein, Karl
Pilot
Henkel, Heinrich
Pilot
Waldhausen, Hans
Other pilots:
Baerwald, ?
Fahlke, ?
Henkel, Heinrich
Hets, Albert
Horn, Walter
Jopp, Herman
Klein, Karl
Krämer, ?
Neumann, Friedrich
Schleth, ?
Ground Crew
Paul Wadin
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