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Richthofen wurde mit einer Vielzahl Orden der Bundesstaaten des Deutschen Reiches, aber auch befreundeter Staaten ausgezeichnet
April 23, 1918
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‘Two days after his death, Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen is buried with full military honours (his coffin is carried by Australian officers of the same rank) in the municipal cemetery in Bertangles.’
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Australian troops firing a gun salute at Baron von Richthofen's funeral, Bertangles Cemetery.
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Australian troops lower Richthofen's casket in Bertangles Cemetery
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What remains today of MvR's grave in Bertangles. (picture source: Manfred von Richthofen, The man and the aircraft he flew, David Baker, 1990, Outline Press)
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MvR's coffin being carried from the AFC camp. (picture source: The Red Baron, a photographic album of the first world war's greatest ace, Manfred von Richthofen...
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