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Dostler fallen
August 21, 1917
Dostler down
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General Ludendorff visits Markebeke
August 19, 1917
"On 19 August, General Ludendorff comes to visit to see the most daring pilots in the German army and to shake their hands. He can also take this opportunity to see the n...
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MvR is asked to fly less
August 18, 1917
"And on 18 August at 8 o'clock in the morning, bombs thunder again, they don't hurt anyone. On this day, a telegram arrives from the commanding general of the air force,...
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Celebration of Jasta 11's 200th victory
August 17, 1917
Celebration 200th victory of Jasta 11
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Victory 58
August 16, 1917
"And on 16 August, Rittmeister von Richthofen takes off again. At 7.55 in the morning he sends his 58th opponent burning into the funnels south-west of Houthulsterwald. I...
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MvR reports
August 11, 1917
"The day has started unpleasantly and continues unpleasantly. At 10.15 an enemy squadron is reported by the air defence officers, but it has already crossed the German li...
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MvR takes over command of JG I again
July 25, 1917
MvR resumes command of JG I
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MvR visits JG I
July 22, 1917
"These days, the cavalry captain's patience is at an end. He doesn't need to tantalise the ‘delicate little flower’ for long. The two have had enough. Last night, as ever...
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Headache
July 18, 1917
Headaches
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Bodenschatz, Dostler, Döring, and Wolff visit MvR
July 6, 1917
"In the afternoon, Bodenschatz, Dostler, Doering and Wolff pile into a car and drive there. ‘You can't speak to Mr Rittmeister,’ says the nurse. ‘Why not?’ all four shout...
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MvR wounded in the back of the head
July 6, 1917
MvR wounded
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JG I Meeting
July 2, 1917
JG I conference
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Victory 57 - Recognition
July 14, 1917
Victory 57 - acknowledgement
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Victory 57 - The Witnesses
July 2, 1917
Victory 57 - witness reports
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Bodenschatz arrives in Markebeke
July 2, 1917
‘The next morning at the crack of dawn, a field grey car left Cambrai in the direction of Kortryk and around noon that day, 2 July 1917, the new adjutant of Fighter Squad...
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MvR calls Bodenschatz
July 1, 1917
‘At the end of June 1917, an orderly burst excitedly into the soup that had just been placed on the table for the gentlemen of the Boelcke hunting squadron in a château n...
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Dropping of the death report by English pilots behind the German front
April 23, 1918
Abwurf der Todesmeldung durch englische Flieger hinter der deutschen Front
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Funeral service for Manfred
May 2, 1918
Trauerfeier für Manfred
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Telegram from the Empress
April 24, 1918
Telegramm von der Kaiserin
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Horrible day, most horrible day of my life.
April 23, 1918
Grauenvoller Tag, furchtbarster Tag leines Lebens.
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Manfred alive in English captivity
April 22, 1918
Manfred lebend in englischer Gefangenschaft
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Victory 79 and 80
April 20, 1918
‘The phone went. The ever so friendly, obliging editors of the ‘Rundschau’ announced that Manfred had defeated his seventy-ninth and eightieth opponent. A great and joyfu...
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Congratulatory telegram
March 28, 1918
Glückwunschtelegramm
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Lothar wounded
March 16, 1918
Lothar verwundet