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November 20, 1916
"Evidence suggests Jasta 2 Staffelführer Stefan Kirmaier may have been the actual victor over 2767. He and Richthofen were each credited with a victory on this day but RF...
November 20, 1916
"Kofl 1st Army Weekly Activity Report: Air combat successes: on 20 November 1916 at 9:40 a.m. south of Grandcourt by Lt. Frhr. v. Richthofen, Fighter Squadron 2."
November 9, 1916
"Kofl 1st Army Weekly Activity Report: Air combat successes: B.E. two-seater shot down on 9 November 1916 at 10:30 a.m. near Beugny by Lieutenant Frhr. von Richthofen,...
November 3, 1916
"Kofl 1st Army Weekly Activity Report: Further reported shoot-downs: decision still pending. 3 November 1916 Lieutenant Frhr.v. Richthofen reports 2.10 p.m. northeast...
October 7, 1916
"Air combat successes: On 7 October, Lieutenant von Richthofen shot down an English single-seat biplane near Equancourt. The occupant, Lieutenant Fenwick, was killed. The...
July 4, 1917
"Draft of a strength report for the staff, including, in addition to the three positions mentioned, one doctor, one paymaster and 62 (+4 seconded) non-commissioned office...
June 24, 1917
"According to a telegram from Crown Prince Rupprecht's Army Group (Ic 20706), Fighter Wing I is to be formed immediately from Fighter Squadrons 4, 6, 10 and 11, which are...
May 26, 1918
"I would like to express my deepest appreciation to the Richthofen Fighter Wing for its successful work during the period from 17 November to 18 May, as it leaves the Sec...
April 21, 1918
"It was now certain that he was no longer among the living, but had entered the silent realm of the frontline soldiers who had given their lives for their country. But...
March 14, 1935
"The Reich Air Force has been created as a new branch of the Wehrmacht. It continues the glorious aviation tradition of the World War. The name of Baron von Richthofen an...
April 9, 1917
"To the Engineer Department, Berlin, Adlershof, via C.O. Air Forces, 6th Army. Subject: Breaking of wing of Albatros D.III 2-23-16. On April 8th, 1917, Sergeant Fes...
June 25, 1917
"As Gen von Hoeppner pointed out in his memoirs: "Due to his number and his sporting spirit, the Englishman was always our most dangerous enemy and the British Front requ...
April 26, 1917
"On Thursday 26 April Jasta 11's daily message traffic brought news that, on orders of Kaiser Wilhelm, the unit would henceforth bear the name Jagdstaffel Richthofen. Jas...
March 28, 1918
"Another chapter has come to an end for the commander. The commanding general of the air force sends a radio message: "I have conveyed my congratulations and those of...
April 29, 1917
"A glorious, hot April morning! We are standing in front of our birds, waiting for a report. Then the telephone rings. Busy air traffic south of Arras! A nod to the launc...
April 11, 1917
"Among the chief properties of a good pursuit plane (he wrote in a secret opinion to the technical staff) are the following: a good plane must not lose altitude even when...
March 1, 1917
"The English single-seater pilots always fly in squad formation when on pursuit work. Reconnoitering and artillery fire is also now carried on by squads of two-seater mac...
February 16, 1917
"To the Commander of the Sixth Army air forces: The adversary often slips downward over one wing or lets himself fall like a dead leaf in order to shake off an attack....
April 23, 1918
"The Richthofen family received a detailed account of Richthofen's burial after his death from the British and American sides. It follows here: A high, deep tent had b...
April 24, 1918
‘On the occasion of the death of Rittmeister Manfred Frhr. v. Richthofen, the Commanding General addressed the following telegram to Jagdgeschwader 1: ’The hope we all ha...
April 24, 1918
"Painfully moved by the news that your son has given his life for his fatherland, I offer you and your wife my deepest condolences. He will live on in the memory of the G...
April 24, 1918
"Major Freiherr von Richthofen, local commander in... To my great sadness, I have just received word from the Commanding General of the Air Force that your brave son, Rit...
April 24, 1918
"Rittmeister Freiherr von Richthofen has not returned from pursuing an enemy over the battlefield on the Somme. According to an English report, he has been killed."
March 10, 1918
"And when the adjutant left the scissor telescope for a quarter of an hour to conduct the necessary paperwork in the staff barracks, his eyes would more than once glance...