November 20, 1925

Transfer of Richthofen to Germany.

Überführung von Richthofen nach Deutschland.

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Transfer of Richthofen to Germany.

Pour le Mérite-Ritter tragen den Sarg, dahinter gehen Mutter Richthofen und der Reichspräsident von Hindenburg, Generalfeldmarschall a. D. (picture source: The Red Baron, a photographic album of the first world war's greatest ace, Manfred von Richthofen, Terry C Treadwell, Pen and Sword Books, 2021)

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Coordinates 52.532013517448796, 13.371082578543202

Event Narrative

The von Richthofen family wishes to have his body repatriated to Germany. For political reasons, the Red Fighter pilot is buried at the Invalids' Cemetery in Berlin. He is given a simple gravestone.

Related Media

MvR's Ordenskissen.

MvR's Ordenskissen.

MvR's Ordenskissen. (picture source: The Illustrated Red Baron - The life and times of Manfred von Richthofen - Peter Kilduff -Cassel & Co - 2000)

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