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MvR flies to Holck's funeral
May 1, 1916
"Richthofen flew to Sivry for the funeral [of Holck], just one of many such events, both modest and elaborate, that he would attend within the next two years."
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MvR trains on Fokker Eindecker
June 14, 1916
"His Staffel leader, Victor Carganico, recalled: "At the time he came to my Staffel as a two-seater pilot, he was already urging that I send him for two or three days to the Helden...
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A frustrated MvR writes home
June 20, 1916
"A few days ago I nose-dived into the ground with my Fokker. Witnesses were more than a little astonished when, after quite some time, I crawled out of the heap of rubble totally u...
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Lothar recalls how MvR handled new recruits
February 21, 1917
"Lothar von Richthofen recalled his brother's early combat missions with Karl Allmenröder and Kurt Wolff: "At the time both had no experience at all and in aerial combat beginn...
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Prof. Dr. Wegener visits Jasta 11
April 12, 1917
"On the evening of 11 April, Prof Dr Georg Wegener, a correspondent for Die Kölnische Zeitung, had arrived at La Brayelle. To impress this guest, Richthofen had a telescope set up...
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Jagdstaffel Richthofen
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. Jasta 11 was...
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MvR at Headquarters
May 2, 1917
"Manfred von Richthofen was in the company of some of the most important people in Germany on his 25th - and last - birthday. In the morning he reported to the luxurious Hotel Oran...
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Breakfast with the Kaiser
May 3, 1917
"Richthofen found his midday appointment at the Kurhaus much more to his liking. He recalled: "It was my birthday and someone must have divulged that to His Majesty and so he congr...
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The Kaiserin
May 3, 1917
"Richthofen, too, was no courtier, but he knew the role he had to play. The following day Ltn Krefft, who delayed his own leave to enjoy life among the luminaries of the German Emp...
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In response to the 'anti-Richthofen' squadron
May 6, 1917
"I do not want to over-react, but I have the sinister feeling that the gentlemanly British will not be able to settle the matter quite so according to plan as they have imagined. B...
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Meetings and medals at HQ
June 9, 1917
"During Richthofen's second visit to Bad Kreuznach he met Czar Ferdinand of Bulgaria, who made a special impression on him: "The Czar is a tall, stately gentleman with an angularly...
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Kommandeur of Jagdgeschwader 1
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 required, as a...
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Thank you note to Voss' father
June 19, 1917
"Letter from the Voss family via a private source. "I would be grateful if I could learn the addresses of both of the charming young ladies. I think that within eight to fourtee...
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Hunting in Neu-Sternberg game preserve
October 14, 1917
"An invitation to visit the War College in Danzig came as a blessed relief. Richthofen could relax during the long ride north to the port city, where he would again be amongst the...
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Letter to Fritz von Falkenhayn
November 6, 1917
"(because of the initial problems with the Fokker Dr. 1) Richthofen's only recourse was to protect his resources. That evening he wrote to Fritz von Falkenhayn in Berlin, asking...
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Condolence letter to Gerhard Böhme, brother of Erwin Böhme
December 1, 1917
"I have just received the painful news of the death of your brother. One becomes firm and hard in war, but this blow hits me right in the heart. You know yourself how close in frie...
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MvR comments on von der Osten's 4th victory
November 30, 1917
"One of the backstaggered de Havillands was brought down at 1345 by Leutnant Georg von der Osten of Jasta 11, who later recalled of his fourth victory: "It crashed into the shell-t...
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Ms. Bitsenko
December 29, 1917
"I almost got Frau Bitsenko as a table companion. It would have been a grand, amusing conversation. I would have enjoyed it, for she had also hunted down some of her enemies. Altho...
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Richard Wenzl speaks about "typenprüfungen" in Adlershof
January 19, 1918
"These Typenprüfungen were an achievement of Richthofen, who was of the viewpoint that not just any old home-front pilot, most of all (not) one working for one of the aircraft comp...
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A visit to Schulte's gallery
January 20, 1918
"Georg von der Osten recalled: On a rainy day we drove back from Adlershof to Berlin by car. Not much had been accomplished at the tests owing to the rain. On the way Richthofen...
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MvR on rotary engines
February 27, 1918
"a letter to Fritz von Falkenhayn. A few days ago I sent you a report about the Rizinus Ersatz relative to rotary engines. I am of the opinion that, owing to the poor oil that i...
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Testimonial of Leutnant Lübbert
March 13, 1918
"MvR's latest triumph was muted by uncertainty about his brother. A participant in that fight, Leutnant Friedrich Wilhelm Lübbert, recalled: The Rittmeister was among the last t...
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Asking for new airplanes
April 2, 1918
"That evening, Richthofen wrote to his old friend Oberleutnant Fritz von Falkenhayn at the Kogenluft office in Berlin: After a long time I come once again with a question. When...
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After the 80th
April 20, 1918
"Leutnant Hans Joachim Wolff recalled that, on the way back to Cappy, Richthofen went down very low so that everyone could recognize his red machine and waved to the infantrymen an...
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Leutnant Wenzl recalled
April 21, 1918
"A member of Ltn Weiss' flight, Ltn. d. Res Richard Weinzl, later recalled: Over the lines we attacked seven Sopwith Camels with red noses. The Anti-Richthofen people! We went t...
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His successor Reinhard speaks
April 30, 1918
"The death of the Rittmeister has affected me very much; for, as you know, he was a dear comrade and a pleasant superior. I cannot really comprehend that such an outstanding man is...
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