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MvR and Boelcke look at the D.H.2 Boelcke shot down as his 24th victory.
September 14, 1916
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MvR participates in a horse race.
May 1, 1913
"On becoming a Lieutenant in 1912, Manfred's father gave him a fine mare which he called Santuzza. The life of a young officer in a regiment of Uhlans reqired him to exce...
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MvR's house in Schweidnitz opens up as a museum in his honour.
April 21, 1933
"Its walls are covered with the linen scalps of fallen foes. They are the gaily painted red, white, and blue numbers and symbols cut from fighting planes that went down i...
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Combat report Lt Benbow
March 6, 1917
06-Mar-17: Lt E L Benbow in FE8 A4871, an Albatros scout in flames. RFC Communique No 24 states: Lt E L Benbow, 40 Squadron, drove down a hostile machine which also fell...
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Gedächtnissstätte für MvR
January 1, 1928
"The Richthofen memorial erected in the park across the street from his parent’s home in Schweidnitz (Old Postcard via Sue Hayes Fisher). Today the Richthofen memorial is...
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Invaliden Cemetery Berlin
November 1, 1937
"Richthofen’s former gravesite in the Invaliden Cemetery in Berlin following the dedication of the huge granite marker in November, 1937. The large wreath in front is fro...
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MvR meets Jasta Boelcke
February 14, 1917
"Again Richthofen was flying a Halberstadt, and, as stated, had been visiting his old Jasta 2 (Boelcke) at Lagnicourt and was on his way back to Brayelles, via the front.
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Final flight
April 21, 1918
"Second Lieutenant Wilfrid R May ('Wop'), a Canadian pilot flying with the newly formed No.209 Squadron (1 April 1918), was on his first combat mission over the area of t...
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Awaiting orders
April 21, 1918
Richard Wenzl of JG I claimed that this photo was the one-but last one of MvR on 21 April 1918. The men seen here (left to right): Wolfram von Richtofen (Jasta 11), Edgar...
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MvR visits Kampfgeschwader 3
August 8, 1917
"17GW448 The Red Baron, seen here visiting Kampfgeschwader 3 bomber base at Gontrode, Belgium, where he is conferring with Hauptmann Rudolf Kleine, KG3's commander (left)...
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Fokker Triplane first delivery
August 28, 1917
"17GW444 On 28 August 1917, the first Fokker Triplane was delivered to Richthofen's Geschwader. Werner Voss, leader of Jasta 10, flew the machine for the first time. Thre...
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Christmas at Jasta Boelcke
December 24, 1916
Weihnachten bei Jasta Boelcke
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Victory 80
April 20, 1918
"Combat Report: 1843 hrs, north-east of Villers-Bretonneux. Sopwith Camel, burned; Englishman. Three minutes after I had brought down the first machine, I attacked a seco...
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Victory 79
April 20, 1918
"Combat Report: 1840 hrs, south-west of Bois de Hamel. Sopwith Camel, burned; Englishman. With six planes of Jasta 11, I attacked large enemy squadron. During the fight I...
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Victory 78
April 7, 1918
"Combat Report: 1205 hrs, 500 metres east of Hill 104, north of Villers-Bretonneux. Spad, fell down; Englishman. I was observing, and noted that a Kette (three) of German...
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Victory 77
April 7, 1918
"Combat Report: 1130 hrs, near Hangard. SE5; broke up in the air. Englishman. With four machines of Jasta 11, I attacked several 'SE5's' near Hangard. I shot at an enemy...
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Victory 76
April 6, 1918
"Combat Report: 1545 hrs, north-east of Villers-Bretonneux, near east edge of Bois de Hamel. Sopwith Camel, burned; Englishman. With five of my planes of Jasta 11, we att...
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Victory 75
April 2, 1918
"Combat Report: 1230 hrs. Hill 104, north-east of Moreuil. RE 2; Englishman. Around 1230 I attacked, above the wood of Moreuil, an English RE at an altitude of 800 metres...
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Victory 74
March 28, 1918
"Combat Report: 1220 hrs. Forest near Mericourt. Armstrong - 2, burned; Englishman. Flying at a very low height, I saw shell explosions near the scene of a victory. Comin...
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Victory 72
March 27, 1918
"Combat Report: 1630 hrs, two kilometres west of Foucaucourt. Bristol Fighter - 2, burned; Englishman. With six machines of Jasta 11, I attacked enemy infantry flyers mol...
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Victory 71
March 27, 1918
"Combat Report: 0900 hrs. Ancre, one kilometre north of Aveluy, north of Albert. Sopwith - 1, burned; Englishman. With five machines of Jasta 11, I attacked at low height...
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Victory 66
March 18, 1918
"Combat Report: 1115 hrs. Above the Molain-Vaux-Andigny road. Sopwith Camel B5243. Engine: Clerget 35751. 1 Canadian, made prisoner. I started with 30 planes of my Geschw...
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Victory 65
March 13, 1918
"Combat Report: 1035hrs, between Gonnelieu and Banteux, in square 1853. Sopwith Camel. Englishman, Wounded. I started with Jasta 11 and fought later on with two Staffels...
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MvR is staying in Berlin
October 1, 1917
MvR hält sich in Berlin auf