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I want to become a pilot
May 30, 1915
"When he joined the air force in May 1915, he literally answered my question as to why he had decided to do so: 'I don't want to be just an observer, I want to be an aero...
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At that time he wanted to be a great cavalry general
August 1, 1903
"That's how Manfred got through his time as a cadet, even though this type of education and youthful treatment didn't suit him too well. But he gritted his teeth and neve...
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I did that myself
May 2, 1900
"Because from the earliest days of his youth, Manfred had already shown samples of unusual energy. As an eight-year-old boy, my parents were expecting him one day from th...
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No racing, instead war
July 28, 1914
"His ambition was to ride in big races in Breslau and in the capital of the Reich. For this purpose he had acquired a thoroughbred named Antithesis. But on the same day t...
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Kaiserpreisritt
May 1, 1913
"Manfred has won many great prizes in show jumping competitions and cross-country rides. Most recently in the Kaiserpreisritt in 1913."
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Passion for equestrian sports
November 20, 1912
"When Manfred was commissioned as a junior officer in the Ulan Regiment No. 1, Emperor Alexander III, he became even more passionate about equestrian sports than before....
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Knee injury in the cadet corps
September 1, 1903
"Manfred only caused my parents serious concern once. He had suffered a serious knee injury in the cadet corps. A piece of cartilage in his knee had torn loose during a f...
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MvR eight years old
May 2, 1900
"When he was eight years old, he climbed the largest apple trees on the estate, which hardly anyone else could reach. But then he didn't let himself down from the trunk,...
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Bodenschatz's testimony
April 21, 1918
Bodenschatz' account Part 1
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I'm just raising some cannons
March 27, 1918
I cultivate just a few aces.
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A day of glory for JG I
March 18, 1918
A glorious day for JG I
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The captain chooses his people himself
February 16, 1918
Selecting pilots
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Wine in Markebeke
August 17, 1917
A wine discovery
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The newspapers
February 16, 1918
Die Zeitungen
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With Wolff in the hospital
July 11, 1917
Mit Wolff ins Lazarett
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A Belgian
July 2, 1917
Ein Belgier
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Lothar talks about MvR
September 25, 1916
Lothar erzählt über MvR
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Zeumer
June 19, 1916
Zeumer
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Birthday of Kaiser Wilhelm II
January 27, 1904
Geburtstag Kaiser Wilhelm II