May 3, 1917

MvR breakfast with Kaiser Wilhelm II

MvR breakfast with Kaiser Wilhelm II

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MvR breakfast with Kaiser Wilhelm II

Manfred von Richthofen wird von der Kaiserin Auguste Viktoria empfangen - sie übergibt ihm ein Geschenk anlässlich seines 25. Geburtstages

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‘The next day I was invited to lunch with Her Majesty and travelled to Homburg for this purpose. There I had breakfast with Her Majesty, was also presented with a birthday present, and I had the great pleasure of performing a take-off for Her Majesty. In the evening I was once again invited by Field Marshal General v. Hindenburg.’

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