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Brauneck describes MvR
April 20, 1917
"Otto Brauneck, who was transferred to Jasta 11 on 9 April 1917, wrote to his parents on 20 April 1917: 'Everyone is very nice, especially Richthofen, who you don't addre...
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Allmenröder describes MvR
April 17, 1917
"Richthofen is a remarkable person who cast a spell over us. He is able to inspire us and mold us into a very close-knit group. Each looked out for the other and Richthof...
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Wüsthoff relieved of Jasta 4 command
March 16, 1918
"The following day, Richthofen made another preparation when he relieved Leutnant Kurt Wüsthoff of command of Jasta 4. Wüsthoff a 27-victory ace and Pour Le Mérite recipi...
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Victory 61 - Bird's account, ten years later
September 3, 1917
"Approximately ten years after his encounter with Richthofen, Bird wrote the following regarding the events of 3 September 1917, kindly provided by his son, Peter: "A...
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Reinhard about the Richthofens
August 17, 1917
'Richthofen's friend, whom he himself had designated as his successor, once wrote the following about the Richthofens: Richthofen's father was commonly referred to as ‘th...
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A visit to the Richthofen Museum in Schweidnitz
January 1, 1938
"However, anyone travelling eastwards to Schweidnitz, the birthplace of Manfred von Richthofen, should visit the Richthofen Museum, which has been set up in his parents'...
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Report by Hermann Göring
August 1, 1918
"Dear Major, Having been appointed commander of the Freiherr von Richthofen fighter squadron by order of the Kogenluft (i.e. Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force), I wo...
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Report by Captain Reinhard
May 10, 1918
"Dear Major, With the advance and the daily strain of flying, I have not had the opportunity to thank you for your kind words. Unfortunately, I was unable to attend th...
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Report by D. A. West
April 21, 1918
"Fenton House 112/113, Fenchurch Street London, E. C. 3. I have read Mr Robert Barron's report on the death of Baron Manfred von Richthofen, which I confirm in every d...
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Report by R.H. Barron
April 21, 1918
"62 Richmond Road, South Tottenham, London, NO. 15. On 21 April 1918, the 11th Section “F” Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, was deployed alongside the...
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Hermann Göring on April 21, 1918
January 1, 1930
'In ‘Unsere Luftstreitkräfte 1914 - 1918’ (Our Air Forces 1914 - 1918, Vaterländischer Verlag Weller, 1930), he writes: "The following is a clear and truthful account of...
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On the Western Front
April 14, 1917
"When the young hero Boelcke fell, a deep mourning swept through the German people, accompanied by the feeling: 'We will never see his like again.' But the oath that the...
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Foreword (Italiaander)
April 21, 1938
"Young people choose their war heroes at their own discretion, not among the army commanders and generals, whom they certainly admire with reverence, but whose deeds and...
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Kaffee und Kuchen with Hans-Georg von der Osten
February 15, 1982
Kaffee und Kuchen with Hans-Georg von der Osten By Robin D. Smith From 1980 to 1982 I was a secretary at the United States Embassy in Germany which at that time was...
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Hectic days arriving in Marke
June 29, 1917
"Böhme recalls: Shortly, I will have the pleasure of seeing my brother's brother-in-law Kohlstein, who wants to paint Richthofen, here on the Western Front. When I was wi...
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Leutnant Groos recalls
June 4, 1917
"Richthofen was a born leader. Sharp as a razor in service matters; at all times fair, especially in the air over the Front. He saw everything. He gave new men in the Jas...
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Böhme writes
April 8, 1917
'From: Letters from a German fighter pilot to a young girl by Erwin Böhme. This morning I visited Richthofen, who has now become a cavalry captain. He had just shot do...
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MvR on new recruits
February 16, 1917
"As he told an officer from the General Staff: "I have never had anything to do with 'Kanonen', that is, with combat-proven, experienced airmen. Only with beginners. I do...
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Leutnant Böhme recalls Bölcke asking MvR to join him
September 1, 1916
"… In addition to myself, Bölcke has recruited from here a young Uhlan Leutnant von Richthofen, a splendid fellow, who has already proven himself at Verdun and here as a...
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Lewis recalls his fight with MvR
April 20, 1918
"Lewis and P.J. Carisella have been correspondents for years. In a most recent letter, Lewis noted that "over the past years there appears to have been a revival of inter...
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von Schönebeck arrives at Jasta 11
July 7, 1917
"Von Schönebeck, who was personally instructed on how to fly the Fokker tripe by Richthofen on his arrival at Jasta 11, described the Baron in this manner: "He was about...
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von Schönebeck remembers
August 15, 1917
"Carl August von Schönebeck, who flew with the Baron, and survives today, recalls in his correspondence with Carisella: "Each time we came back von Richthofen told us wha...
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His successor Reinhard speaks
April 30, 1918
"The death of the Rittmeister has affected me very much; for, as you know, he was a dear comrade and a pleasant superior. I cannot really comprehend that such an outstand...
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Leutnant Wenzl recalled
April 21, 1918
"A member of Ltn Weiss' flight, Ltn. d. Res Richard Weinzl, later recalled: Over the lines we attacked seven Sopwith Camels with red noses. The Anti-Richthofen people!...