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Hectic days arriving in Marke
June 29, 1917
"Böhme recalls: Shortly, I will have the pleasure of seeing my brother's brother-in-law Kohlstein, who wants to paint Richthofen, here on the Western Front. When I was wi...
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Leutnant Groos recalls
June 4, 1917
"Richthofen was a born leader. Sharp as a razor in service matters; at all times fair, especially in the air over the Front. He saw everything. He gave new men in the Jas...
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MvR on new recruits
February 16, 1917
"As he told an officer from the General Staff: "I have never had anything to do with 'Kanonen', that is, with combat-proven, experienced airmen. Only with beginners. I do...
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Leutnant Böhme recalls Bölcke asking MvR to join him
September 1, 1916
"… In addition to myself, Bölcke has recruited from here a young Uhlan Leutnant von Richthofen, a splendid fellow, who has already proven himself at Verdun and here as a...
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Lewis recalls his fight with MvR
April 20, 1918
"Lewis and P.J. Carisella have been correspondents for years. In a most recent letter, Lewis noted that "over the past years there appears to have been a revival of inter...
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von Schönebeck arrives at Jasta 11
July 7, 1917
"Von Schönebeck, who was personally instructed on how to fly the Fokker tripe by Richthofen on his arrival at Jasta 11, described the Baron in this manner: "He was about...
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von Schönebeck remembers
August 15, 1917
"Carl August von Schönebeck, who flew with the Baron, and survives today, recalls in his correspondence with Carisella: "Each time we came back von Richthofen told us wha...
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How Bölcke asked MvR
September 1, 1916
""Are you no longer interested, my young friend, in being a fighter pilot?", Bölcke asked the incredulous Baron. "Yes, of course, sir" Manfred blurted out. Quickly recove...
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His successor Reinhard speaks
April 30, 1918
"The death of the Rittmeister has affected me very much; for, as you know, he was a dear comrade and a pleasant superior. I cannot really comprehend that such an outstand...
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Leutnant Wenzl recalled
April 21, 1918
"A member of Ltn Weiss' flight, Ltn. d. Res Richard Weinzl, later recalled: Over the lines we attacked seven Sopwith Camels with red noses. The Anti-Richthofen people!...
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After the 80th
April 20, 1918
"Leutnant Hans Joachim Wolff recalled that, on the way back to Cappy, Richthofen went down very low so that everyone could recognize his red machine and waved to the infa...
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Asking for new airplanes
April 2, 1918
"That evening, Richthofen wrote to his old friend Oberleutnant Fritz von Falkenhayn at the Kogenluft office in Berlin: After a long time I come once again with a quest...
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Testimonial of Leutnant Lübbert
March 13, 1918
"MvR's latest triumph was muted by uncertainty about his brother. A participant in that fight, Leutnant Friedrich Wilhelm Lübbert, recalled: The Rittmeister was among...
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MvR on rotary engines
February 27, 1918
"a letter to Fritz von Falkenhayn. A few days ago I sent you a report about the Rizinus Ersatz relative to rotary engines. I am of the opinion that, owing to the poor...
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A visit to Schulte's gallery
January 20, 1918
"Georg von der Osten recalled: On a rainy day we drove back from Adlershof to Berlin by car. Not much had been accomplished at the tests owing to the rain. On the way...
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Richard Wenzl speaks about "typenprüfungen" in Adlershof
January 19, 1918
"These Typenprüfungen were an achievement of Richthofen, who was of the viewpoint that not just any old home-front pilot, most of all (not) one working for one of the air...
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Ms. Bitsenko
December 29, 1917
"I almost got Frau Bitsenko as a table companion. It would have been a grand, amusing conversation. I would have enjoyed it, for she had also hunted down some of her enem...
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MvR comments on von der Osten's 4th victory
November 30, 1917
"One of the backstaggered de Havillands was brought down at 1345 by Leutnant Georg von der Osten of Jasta 11, who later recalled of his fourth victory: "It crashed into t...
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Condolence letter to Gerhard Böhme, brother of Erwin Böhme
December 1, 1917
"I have just received the painful news of the death of your brother. One becomes firm and hard in war, but this blow hits me right in the heart. You know yourself how clo...
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Letter to Fritz von Falkenhayn
November 6, 1917
"(because of the initial problems with the Fokker Dr. 1) Richthofen's only recourse was to protect his resources. That evening he wrote to Fritz von Falkenhayn in Berl...
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Hunting in Neu-Sternberg game preserve
October 14, 1917
"An invitation to visit the War College in Danzig came as a blessed relief. Richthofen could relax during the long ride north to the port city, where he would again be am...
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Thank you note to Voss' father
June 19, 1917
"Letter from the Voss family via a private source. "I would be grateful if I could learn the addresses of both of the charming young ladies. I think that within eight...
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MvR writes to his friend von Falkenhayn
July 18, 1917
"Dear Falkenhayn, We are facing a greater cause! Last night, the artillery barrage began quite gently, but I think we'll have a hell-of-a-mess here on the 20th. (Our f...