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MvR flies to HQ to meet Kaiser Wilhelm II, Ludendorff and Hindenburg
May 1, 1917
MvR flies to HQ to meet Kaiser Wilhelm II, Ludendorff and Hindenburg
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MvR breakfast with Kaiser Wilhelm II
May 3, 1917
MvR breakfast with Kaiser Wilhelm II
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MvR flies to Schweidnitz
May 19, 1917
MvR flies to Schweidnitz
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My brother
May 5, 1917
Mein Bruder
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The Auerochs
May 26, 1917
Der Auerochs
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Infantry, artillery and reconnaissance pilots
May 27, 1917
Infanterie-, Artillerie- und Aufklärungsflieger
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Our aircraft
May 28, 1917
Unsere Flugzeuge
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Transcription of the imperial congratulatory telegram
April 30, 1917
Transkription des kaiserlichen Glückwunschtelegramms
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A little flying story
March 24, 1917
Ein Fliegerstückchen
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First Dublette
April 2, 1917
Erste Dublette
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My most successful day so far
April 13, 1917
Mein bisher erfolgreichster Tag
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Moritz
April 14, 1917
Moritz
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English bombing raid on our airport
April 7, 1917
Englischer Bombenangriff auf unseren Flughafen
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Schäfer's emergency landing between the lines
April 20, 1917
Schäfers Notlandung zwischen den Linien
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»Le petit rouge«
January 16, 1917
»Le petit rouge«
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Advanced training
June 10, 1915
Advanced training
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Advanced training
June 10, 1915
Advanced training
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Arlon
August 15, 1914
Arlon
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From my training period in Döberitz
November 15, 1915
Aus meiner Döberitzer Ausbildungszeit
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Outlandings
November 16, 1915
Außenlandungen
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Biffy
April 17, 1912
Biffy
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Boelcke's death
October 28, 1916
Boelckes Tot
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Bölcke asks MvR
September 1, 1916
Bölcke fragt MvR
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Ostend Racing Pigeon Department.
August 22, 1915
Brieftauben-Abteilung Ostende.
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The Anti-Richthofen squadron
April 25, 1917
Das Anti-Richthofen-Geschwader
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The first time on a Fokker
May 5, 1916
Das erstemal auf einem Fokker
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The first time in the air!
May 31, 1915
Das erstemal in der Luft!
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The eighth
November 9, 1916
Der Achte
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The first solo flight
October 10, 1915
Der erste Alleinflug
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The sixteenth has fallen
January 4, 1917
Der Sechzehnte ist gefallen.
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A thunderstorm flight
June 15, 1916
Ein Gewitterflug
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A Drop of Blood for the Fatherland
August 23, 1915
Ein Tropfen Blut fürs Vaterland
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English and French aviation
February 1, 1917
Englische und französische Fliegerei
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Army report of April 26, 1916
April 25, 1916
Heeresbericht vom 26. April 1916
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Holck
April 30, 1916
Holck
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In the Battle of Champagne
September 25, 1915
In der Champagne-Schlacht
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In the Battle of Champagne
September 25, 1915
In der Champagne-Schlacht
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Outbreak of war
August 1, 1914
Kriegsausbruch
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Boredom before Verdun
January 15, 1915
Langeweile vor Verdun
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Major Hawker
November 23, 1916
Major Hawker
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My First Air Battle
September 1, 1915
Mein erster Luftkampf
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With Holck in Russia
July 16, 1915
Mit Holck in Rußland
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With Holck in Russia
August 20, 1915
Mit Holck in Rußland
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MvR appointed leader of Jasta 11
January 20, 1917
MvR appointed leader of Jasta 11
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MvR born
May 2, 1892
MvR born
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A child of Schweidnitz
August 1, 1903
MvR joins military cadets
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MvR joins military cadets in Wahlstatt
August 1, 1903
MvR joins military cadets
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MvR's early years
January 1, 1901
MvR's early years
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Patrol ride with Loen
August 22, 1914
Patrouillenritt mit Loen
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Shot down myself
March 6, 1917
Selbst abgeschossen
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Through Luxemburg to Arlon
August 14, 1914
Through Luxemburg to Arlon
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Towards Busendorf, Diedenhofen
August 13, 1914
Towards Busendorf, Diedenhofen
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Crossing the border
August 3, 1914
Überschreiten der Grenze
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and so I joined the air force at the end of May 1915.
May 30, 1915
und so trat ich Ende Mai 1915 zur Fliegertruppe.
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Victory 01
September 17, 1916
Victory 01
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How I first heard the bullets whistle on patrol
August 21, 1914
Wie ich auf Patrouille zum erstenmal die Kugeln pfeifen hörte
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How I met Boelcke
October 1, 1915
Wie ich Boelcke kennenlernte
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Train ride to the west
September 4, 1916
Zugfahrt im Westen
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Battle of the Somme
September 26, 1916
"In all my life I have never known a more beautiful hunting ground than in the days of the Battle of the Somme. When you got up in the morning, the first Englishmen were already ar...
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MvR flies to Berlin but has to land in Leipzig
May 4, 1917
"The next day I flew to Freiburg to shoot a capercaillie there. From Freiburg I took a plane that flew to Berlin. I filled up with petrol in Nuremberg. A thunderstorm came up. But...
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Lothar a »shooter« and not a hunter
April 13, 1917
‘Lothar is a ’shooter" and not a huntsman My father makes a distinction between a hunter (huntsman) and a shooter who just enjoys shooting. When I have shot down an Englishman, my...
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First period as an officer
November 19, 1912
Erste Offizierszeit
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Observer at Mackensen
July 15, 1915
Beobachtungsflieger bei Mackensen
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8th Fighter Squadron of the 2nd Fighter Wing
March 16, 1916
8. Kampfstaffel des 2. Kampfgeschwaders
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Bombing flights in Russia
July 1, 1916
Bombenflüge in Rußland
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The »old man« comes to visit us
April 29, 1917
Der »alte Herr« kommt uns besuchen
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MvR receives 'Pour le mérite'
January 21, 1917
MvR receives 'Pour le mérite'
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