Meet The Red Baron
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The ghostwriter behind the book "Der Rote Kampfflieger", Erich von Salzmann, pictured here during his service as officer of the Schutztruppe in German Southwest Africa (now Namibia) during the uprising of the Herero and Nama in 1904,

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The ghostwriter behind the book "Der Rote Kampfflieger", Erich von Salzmann, pictured here during his service as officer of the Schutztruppe in German Southwest Africa (now Namibia) during the uprising of the Herero and Nama in 1904,

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Testimony from Captain Erich von Salzmann

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