Manfred Albrecht von Richthofen

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First name/s
Manfred Albrecht von
Last name
Richthofen
Alias names
The Red Baron
Date of Birth
02/05/1892
Place of Birth
Wroclaw
Date of Death
21/04/1918
Place of Death
Morlancourt

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Manfred Albrecht von Richthofen
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Timeline

02/05/1892
Date of birth
01/04/1911
Commissioned as a cavalry officer in the First Regiment of Uhlans at the Royal Military Academy at Lichterfield.
1912
Promoted to leutnant.
1915
Joined the German Air Corps (Fliegertruppe) as an observer.
10/10/1915
Made his first solo flight as a pilot.
09/1916
Assigned to Jagdstaffel 2 (2 Squadron) and flew an Albatross D.II.
04/01/1917
Became his country's top living air ace with the death of his sixteenth victim and was awarded the Blue Max and given command of Jagdstaffel 11.
06/1917
Given command of Jagdgeschwader 1 (Fight Wing 1).
21/04/1918
Date of death

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