Disagreement with Bufe

Carl-August von Schoenebeck brought up another side of Richthofen's personal conduct in one of his conversations with Bruno Schmäling: 'In July 1917 he had a significant disagreement with our Kofl regarding the use of the Geschwader. The Kofl pressured Richthofen to deploy it in accordance with his views. He spoke about it with Reinhard and Döring and was extremely irritated by the man's incompetence. I was still a novice at the time, but the Kofl's instructions didn't make sense to me either. Calling on his authority and personality, Richthofen stood his ground and didn't give in one millimeter.'