Baron Manfred von Richthofen
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- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Military History, Aviation, Space Exploration
- Subcategories: Generals, Military Officers, Soldiers, Wars, Battles, World War I, Aircraft, Airplanes
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, German History
Article abstract: Military significance: Richthofen was Germany’s premier flying ace and greatest hero of World War I. From 1916 to his death in 1918, he personally shot down 80 Allied planes.
A Prussian aristocrat from a military family, Baron Manfred von Richthofen first served in the cavalry and infantry, transferring to the German Air Service in 1915. He became the leading member of hunting squadrons, or Jasta, which engaged in aerial combat along the western front. In 1917, he led the formidable combat group known as Richthofen’s Flying...
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