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There is again a Richthofen memorial in his hometown Schweidnitz
January 1, 2007
Es gibt wieder ein Richthofen-Denkmal in seiner Heimatstadt Schweidnitz
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Richthofen's family grave
January 1, 1975
Richthofens Familiengrab
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a huge gravestone
January 1, 1937
einen riesigen Grabstein
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Transfer of Richthofen to Germany.
November 20, 1925
Überführung von Richthofen nach Deutschland.
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MvR is reburied
January 1, 1921
MvR wird umgebettet
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Reuters
April 23, 1918
"The feelings that moved the English can be seen from the report that arrived from Holland during these days of mourning. The English Reuter news reads verbatim: 'Reuter'...
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Radio message to Kortrijk
April 24, 1918
Telegram to MvRs father
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Bodenschatz's testimony
April 21, 1918
Bodenschatz' account Part 1
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MvR is awarded the Order of the Red Eagle 3rd Class with Crown and Swords.
April 6, 1918
MvR gets Order of the Red Eagle, Third Class with Crown and Swords,
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Forward!
April 1, 1918
Vorwärts!
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I'm just raising some cannons
March 27, 1918
I cultivate just a few aces.
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They came in masses
March 27, 1918
They came en masse
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Day 'X'
March 20, 1918
Tag 'X'
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A day of glory for JG I
March 18, 1918
A glorious day for JG I
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The captain chooses his people himself
February 16, 1918
Selecting pilots
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Wine in Markebeke
August 17, 1917
A wine discovery
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Evening report
November 30, 1917
"And then peace slowly descends on the battlefield of Cambrai. Once again, the British have not succeeded, neither on the ground nor in the air. Richthofen, who never and...
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MvR makes an emergency landing
October 30, 1917
MvR makes emergency landing
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Lt. Voss killed
September 24, 1917
Lt. Voss fallen
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Lt. Wolff killed
September 15, 1917
Lt. Wolff fallen
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MvR ordered on vacation
September 6, 1917
MvR ordered on holiday
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Victory 60
September 1, 1917
"On 1 September, the Rittmeister climbs into one of the new triplanes for the first time for aerial combat. (Paragraph II of the army order of 12 August does not concern...
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Victory 59
August 26, 1917
"The Rittmeister forgets paragraph II of the army order and takes off on 26 August; at 7.30 in the morning he shoots down a Spad between Poelkapelle and Langemarck over t...
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MvR is ordered not to fly
August 21, 1917
"And as if they had sensed over there in the enemy air camps themselves that the shooting down of this man (Dostler) was a huge piece of work, they now took a break in th...