Testimonial of Georg von der Osten

...One day in June 1917, Rittmeister Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen landed in Breslau-Gandau and there I got to know him, from here he flew to his family (mother and sister) who lived in Schweidnitz near Breslau. He asked me to fly an aircraft to Schweidnitz, which he also wanted to use for service visits. I complied with his request and got to know the Richthofen family in the process. During a subsequent visit to Breslau-Gandau, von Richthofen said he could best use me in his Jasta 11 and asked if I wanted to join him. Of course I agreed. Whenever von Richthofen wanted anything, it was as good as done, and so he officially requisitioned me