April 21, 1938
Foreword (Italiaander)
"Young people choose their war heroes at their own discretion, not among the army commanders and generals, whom they certainly admire with reverence, but whose...
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Richthofen, Italiaander
Richthofen, der beste Jagdflieger des großen Krieges, Italiaander, A. Weichert Verlag, Berlin, 1938
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