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JG 1 moves to Cappy
April 12, 1918
"The grouphad moved there on 12 April, the officers being housed in the nearby château, just a short distance from the village itself. There were several airfields in clo...
Event type
Relocation & trips
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Deskjob? No thank you.
October 20, 1917
"MvR flies to Bad Kreuznach (GAFHQ) to see General Hoeppner, who tries to get MvR to take a desk job, but he declines."
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Visiting Fokker at Schwerin
January 2, 1916
"Meets Anthony Fokker and is given a two-day tour of engine works."
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Going to the Fokker plant
January 1, 1916
"MvR takes four hour train ride to Fokker plant at Schwerin, north of Berlin."
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MvR arrives at Cologne
June 2, 1915
"MvR reports to adjutant Hermann of FEA 7 at Cologne. He is assigned to Barracks 7 with 29 other gunner-observer trainees. CO is Hauptmann Radhoff."
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Commanded to Adlershof
January 19, 1918
"The commander will travel to Berlin-Adlershof on January 19, where he is posted for a while."
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The red machines of the 'Baron' have arrived
November 24, 1917
"On 24 November, word seems to have spread that the “Baron's” red planes have arrived. There is no other explanation for the fact that remarkably few aircraft were vis...
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In the Bialowicz Primeval Forest
January 1, 1918
"The Commander-in-Chief East had given me permission to shoot a deer in the Bialowiczer Forest. At the time of the peace negotiations in Brest-Litovsk, around New Year's...
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Elk hunting
September 29, 1917
"Only a few mortals are privileged to hunt one of these animals. I now count myself among those few. It is a very unfortunate fact that this rare game is slowly but su...
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My marriage
October 18, 1917
"Fritze Prestien, an old flying ace, got married. I was invited to the wedding. It took place at the home of his parents-in-law, who live at the court of the Duke of Cobu...
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For the second time at court
June 10, 1917
‘On 10 June, I reported back to the ’Kogen" from my trip to the Orient, which I had not taken. On the same day, the King of Bulgaria was at headquarters, and I had the...
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The Empress
May 4, 1917
‘The next day, I visited the Empress in the afternoon. The feeling was similar to that with Hindenburg: here was a charming elderly lady, whom one could compare to an old...
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Eight Knights of the Order of Merit
May 3, 1917
‘In the evening, I was invited to Hindenburg's residence again. No fewer than eight Pour Le Mérite knights were seated at one table. I will probably never see so many of...
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At the Emperor's
May 3, 1917
"At noon the next day, I was with the Emperor. It was exactly as I had imagined. I cannot imagine that I would play a good role as an aide-de-camp, and therefore admire C...
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Hindenburg and Ludendorff
May 2, 1917
"The next day, I had to introduce myself to Hindenburg and Ludendorff. As usual, Hindenburg was swamped with civilians and uniformed personnel during visiting hours, so I...
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Visit to headquarters
May 1, 1917
"It was on 1 May 1917 when I said goodbye to my squadron in the morning and flew to Gr. H.-Qu. I sat in the back as Franz. Our first stop was Cologne. This is the firs...
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Hunting in Neu-Sternberg game preserve
October 14, 1917
"An invitation to visit the War College in Danzig came as a blessed relief. Richthofen could relax during the long ride north to the port city, where he would again be am...
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The Kaiserin
May 3, 1917
"Richthofen, too, was no courtier, but he knew the role he had to play. The following day Ltn Krefft, who delayed his own leave to enjoy life among the luminaries of the...
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MvR at Headquarters
May 2, 1917
"Manfred von Richthofen was in the company of some of the most important people in Germany on his 25th - and last - birthday. In the morning he reported to the luxurious...
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MvR flies to Holck's funeral
May 1, 1916
"Richthofen flew to Sivry for the funeral [of Holck], just one of many such events, both modest and elaborate, that he would attend within the next two years."
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Peace talks with Russia
December 28, 1917
"The Richthofen brothers arrived in Brest-Litovsk in mid January, and had their first look at Bolsheviks, which was fascinating to the unworldly young Prussians. Contrary...
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MvR is asked to write his memoirs
May 1, 1917
"After the meeting with Hoeppner, Richthofen toured almost every department in the building, including 'Airplanes', which recorded air victories, kept track of personnel,...
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Bölcke asks MvR to join Jasta 2 - Burrows' version
September 1, 1916
"One afternoon, Oswald Bölcke appeared. He was on his way back to Germany from a tour of air groups in Turkey. The trip had been arranged by the high command with the dou...
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Bombing from Gistel
August 21, 1915
"An airfield was constructed between Snaaskerksestraat and Zomerloosstraat, close to Gistel station. A branch line from the Ostend-Torhout railway provided supplies. I...