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MvR flies to Schweidnitz
May 19, 1917
‘A few days later, I arrived in my home town of Schweidnitz. Although it was seven o'clock in the morning, a whole crowd had gathered at the railway station. The welcome...
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Relocation & trips
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MvR breakfast with Kaiser Wilhelm II
May 3, 1917
‘The next day I was invited to lunch with Her Majesty and travelled to Homburg for this purpose. There I had breakfast with Her Majesty, was also presented with a birthda...
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MvR flies to HQ to meet Kaiser Wilhelm II, Ludendorff and Hindenburg
May 1, 1917
‘Flight home Fifty are shot down. I thought fifty-two was better. That's why I shot down two more on the same day. It actually went against the agreement. I had actually...
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Jasta 11 relocates to Roucourt
April 13, 1917
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Jasta 2 moves to Pronville
December 5, 1916
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Jasta 2 moves to Lagnicourt
September 22, 1916
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Jasta 2 moves to Vélu
August 27, 1916
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Jasta 2 moves to Bertincourt
August 10, 1916
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Train ride to the west
September 4, 1916
Zugfahrt im Westen
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Bombing flights in Russia
July 1, 1916
Bombenflüge in Rußland
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8th Fighter Squadron of the 2nd Fighter Wing
March 16, 1916
8. Kampfstaffel des 2. Kampfgeschwaders
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Outlandings
November 16, 1915
Außenlandungen
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How I met Boelcke
October 1, 1915
Wie ich Boelcke kennenlernte
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In the Battle of Champagne
September 25, 1915
In der Champagne-Schlacht
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Ostend Racing Pigeon Department.
August 22, 1915
Brieftauben-Abteilung Ostende.
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Observer at Mackensen
July 15, 1915
Beobachtungsflieger bei Mackensen
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Advanced training
June 10, 1915
"On June 10, 1915, I arrived in Großenhain to be sent to the front from there. Of course, I wanted to get out as quickly as possible because I was afraid I might be too l...
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Advanced training
June 10, 1915
"The 30-day course was completed by a subsequent 14-day course in Großenhain near Dresden, where the focus was on practice."
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to the air force
May 30, 1915
zur Fliegertruppe
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and so I joined the air force at the end of May 1915.
May 30, 1915
und so trat ich Ende Mai 1915 zur Fliegertruppe.
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Patrol ride with Loen
August 22, 1914
Patrouillenritt mit Loen
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How I first heard the bullets whistle on patrol
August 21, 1914
Wie ich auf Patrouille zum erstenmal die Kugeln pfeifen hörte
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Arlon
August 15, 1914
‘We marched and marched, the patrols far ahead, until one fine day we were at Arlon. I had a funny feeling as I crossed the border for the second time. I had already hear...
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Through Luxemburg to Arlon
August 14, 1914
‘We unloaded in Busendorf. It was so hot that our horses threatened to fall over. For the next few days, we marched north towards Luxembourg. In the meantime, I had found...