With their aerail fighting units outnumbers, the Germans in 1917 grouped 4 Jastas together to create the Army Air Services' first Jagdgeschwader. This unit took to the skies under the flamboyant command of Manfred von Richthofen, and soon gained fame among Allied opposition. This highly mobile unit traveled from front to front, wherever needed, and became known as Richthofen's Flying Circus, where Richthofen became known as the