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Manfred “The Red Baron” von Richthofen

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Manfred “The Red Baron” von Richthofen

Birth
Wrocław, Miasto Wrocław, Dolnośląskie, Poland
Death
21 Apr 1918 (aged 25)
Vaux-sur-Somme, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France
Burial*
Bertangles, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France Add to Map

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World War I German Fight Pilot Flying Ace. Perhaps the most famous military aviator from World War I, he was credited with shooting down 80 Allied aircraft. He was shot down by Allied ground fire only two weeks before his 26th birthday. He was given a funeral will full military honors by the Allied forces.
World War I German Fight Pilot Flying Ace. Perhaps the most famous military aviator from World War I, he was credited with shooting down 80 Allied aircraft. He was shot down by Allied ground fire only two weeks before his 26th birthday. He was given a funeral will full military honors by the Allied forces.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Paul Mirich
  • Added: Jul 31, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9219064/manfred-von_richthofen: accessed ), memorial page for Manfred “The Red Baron” von Richthofen (2 May 1892–21 Apr 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 9219064, citing Cimetière Communal de Bertangles, Bertangles, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France; Maintained by Find a Grave.