Event
Mail Pigeon Detachment
August 21, 1915
"He was to report to an airdrome at Ghistelles, a village near Ostend, Belgium, on August 21, for duty with the Mail Pigeon Detachment."
Event type
Relocation & trips
Browse the timeline by historical event classification.
Event
Advanced Training
June 10, 1915
"Richthofen worked hard at Cologne and was the first of the thirty to finish. Several did not qualify. On June 10, he was sent to the No. 6 Air Replacement Section at Gro...
Event
The burial
November 20, 1925
"The funeral took place on the afternoon of 20 November. The masses of people began to gather at lunchtime. Then came Reich President von Hindenburg, whom my mother and I...
Event
Laying out in the Church of Grace
November 19, 1925
"On Thursday morning, the laying out took place in the Gnadenkirche. The zinc coffin had now been placed in a brown oak coffin, with the sword and Uhlan chapka on top. In...
Event
Festive reception
November 18, 1925
"On Wednesday, 18 November, after ten o'clock in the evening, the train arrived in Berlin. A ceremonial reception was held at Potsdam railway station, attended by represe...
Event
Triumphal journey through Germany
November 18, 1925
"On Wednesday at six o'clock in the morning, the carriage was routed from Kehl to Appenweiler, where it was attached to the scheduled Frankfurt D train. From now on, Manf...
Event
Patriotic celebration
November 17, 1925
"The whole of Tuesday was taken up with negotiations between the German authorities in Kehl and the French occupation commander, who did not want to give permission for a...
Event
Manfred has reached home
November 16, 1925
"It was midnight on Monday, 16 November, when a French locomotive of the French Northern Railway with only a coal tender and a goods wagon rolled very slowly over the Keh...
Event
Homecoming
November 14, 1925
"In the middle of 1925, our family decided to transfer the mortal remains of Manfred v. Richthofen to Germany and bury them in his native soil. The initial intention was...
Event
MvR visits Lothar
June 19, 1917
"Lothar is already feeling much better. Manfred visited him in Hamburg."
Event
MvR should be dead
August 5, 1914
"Today was a day that is still fresh in my mind, but which also moved me deeply. A field service was held for the entire garrison, the soldiers and their families on the...
Event
Hunt on the estates of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
September 12, 1917
Event
MvR meets Kaiser Wilhelm II
June 9, 1917
‘He stays in Bad Kreuznach for a second time and meets Kaiser Wilhelm II. He then travels to his squadron, which had moved to Harlebeeke on 8 June.’
Event
MvR flies to Berlin but has to land in Leipzig
May 4, 1917
"The next day I flew to Freiburg to shoot a capercaillie there. From Freiburg I took a plane that flew to Berlin. I filled up with petrol in Nuremberg. A thunderstorm cam...
Event
MvR leaves for convalescent leave
September 6, 1917
"MvR leaves for several weeks. Oblt. von Doering replaces Richthofen as Geschwader commander for the duration of the leave."
Event
MvR visits Jasta 12 in Epinoy
March 23, 1917
Jasta 11 and Jasta 12 joint mission
Event
MvR at a Jastaschule conference
February 25, 1917
MvR at a Jastaschule conference
Event
Funeral procession and burial
November 20, 1925
Leichenzug und Begräbnis
Event
Richthofen's family grave
January 1, 1975
Richthofens Familiengrab
Event
Transfer of Richthofen to Germany.
November 20, 1925
Überführung von Richthofen nach Deutschland.
Event
MvR is reburied
January 1, 1921
MvR wird umgebettet
Event
Forward!
April 1, 1918
Vorwärts!
Event
MvR ordered on vacation
September 6, 1917
MvR ordered on holiday
Event
MvR visits JG I
July 22, 1917
MvR visits JG I