July 5, 1917

Excerpt of Prof. Busch's Notations

Excerpt of Prof. Busch's Notations

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"Arrived in Courtrai around 12:00 p.m. and reported to Hauptmann Altvater... ...Altvater announced my arrival by telephone to the Richthofen Jagdstaffel, which picked me up by car at 3:00 p/m/ to their nearby château. Von Richthofen met me there in a friendly manner - a stocky character with a very likeable face and bright blue eyes. He regretted not being able to be with me the rest of the day as he was going by car to Ghent with some of the men from his Staffel...."

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