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December 12, 1917
"On one of those beautiful spring days in northern France, we were standing on the street in Douai when a small, rickety car came speeding along. My friend Hoffmann raise...
September 30, 1917
"As I was travelling from Frankfurt to Berlin on the morning express train in the last days of September, a young Uhlan officer jumped onto the departing train in Gotha w...
May 9, 1917
" Dear Mum! I'm sure you're very angry with me for being in Germany for almost eight days now without writing to tell you where I am. I'm here in Freiburg on a caperca...
November 2, 1914
"Dear Mum! We are now lying in shifts like the infantry in the trenches, with the French two thousand metres in front of us. It's quite boring in the long run, because...
March 28, 1918
"Another chapter has come to an end for the commander. The commanding general of the air force sends a radio message: "I have conveyed my congratulations and those of...
March 23, 1918
"You have now received my telegram informing you of Lothar's fall. Thank God he is doing very well. I visit him every day. So please don't worry about anything. He is alr...
January 15, 1918
"You must be wondering why you haven't heard from me for so long, but that's always a sign that I'm doing well. In this case, however, I have experienced a great deal. As...
December 11, 1917
‘There is very little activity here at the moment, which makes it terribly boring. Today I am travelling to Speyer to visit an aircraft factory. I intend to spend Christm...
September 30, 1917
I was delighted about Lothar's sudden recovery. After the holidays, we can get back to giving the English a hard time, and I'm in the same squadron as Lothar. My haul ove...
August 28, 1917
"I am very happy about Lothar's health. However, under no circumstances should he be allowed to return to the front until he is physically back to full strength. Otherwis...
April 29, 1917
"A glorious, hot April morning! We are standing in front of our birds, waiting for a report. Then the telephone rings. Busy air traffic south of Arras! A nod to the launc...
June 22, 1916
"Dear Mum! What did you say about Immelmann's death? In the long run, everyone believes in it – even Boelcke. The commander of Lothar's fighter squadron also didn't re...
April 27, 1916
"Dear Mum! Just a quick note to share some good news: take a look at the army report from 26 April 1916! One of the planes my machine gun has on its conscience."
October 11, 1914
"Dear Mum! The post is about to go out, so I wanted to quickly send you a greeting. I've had quite an eventful few days. I almost lost my life, but luck was on my side...
September 22, 1914
"Dear Mum! I have some good news to share with you. Last night, I received the Iron Cross. How are things in Lemberg? Here's some advice: if the Russians come, bury ev...
September 12, 1914
"Thank you very much for your last two cards dated 21st and 24th. The post arrives very irregularly. I received the card dated 24th eight days before the other one. I als...
October 5, 1916
"Dear Mum! On 30 September, I shot down my third Englishman. He crashed down in flames. Your heart beats a little faster when the enemy, whose face you have just seen,...
October 1, 1990
"by NATO Secretary General Dr Manfred Wörner.I must describe my relationship with Manfred von Richthofen as very personal - and I have had this relationship since my chil...
November 20, 1925
"The funeral took place on the afternoon of 20 November. The masses of people began to gather at lunchtime. Then came Reich President von Hindenburg, whom my mother and I...
November 19, 1925
"On Thursday morning, the laying out took place in the Gnadenkirche. The zinc coffin had now been placed in a brown oak coffin, with the sword and Uhlan chapka on top. In...
November 18, 1925
"On Wednesday, 18 November, after ten o'clock in the evening, the train arrived in Berlin. A ceremonial reception was held at Potsdam railway station, attended by represe...
November 18, 1925
"On Wednesday at six o'clock in the morning, the carriage was routed from Kehl to Appenweiler, where it was attached to the scheduled Frankfurt D train. From now on, Manf...
November 17, 1925
"The whole of Tuesday was taken up with negotiations between the German authorities in Kehl and the French occupation commander, who did not want to give permission for a...
November 16, 1925
"It was midnight on Monday, 16 November, when a French locomotive of the French Northern Railway with only a coal tender and a goods wagon rolled very slowly over the Keh...