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The two aviators were fourth cousins of the German World War II field marshal Wolfram von Richthofen (1895–1945). Wolfram was a cavalry man and later a World War I flying ace who flew with Manfred and Lothar in Jagdgeschwader 1 during the last year of the war.
Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (German: [ˈmanfreːt fɔn ˈʁɪçthoːfn̩]; 2 May 1892 – 21 April 1918), known in English as Baron von Richthofen or the Red Baron, was a fighter pilot with the German Air Force during World War I.
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Wolfram Karl Ludwig Moritz Hermann Freiherr von Richthofen was a German World War I flying ace who rose to the rank of Generalfeldmarschall in the Luftwaffe during World War II.
Wolfram Karl Ludwig Moritz Hermann Freiherr von Richthofen war deutscher Heeres- und Luftwaffenoffizier. Als Stabschef der Legion Condor war er im Spanischen Bürgerkrieg verantwortlich für die kriegsvölkerrechtswidrige Zerstörung von Guernica. Im Zweiten Weltkrieg war er zeitweise Befehlshaber der Luftflotte 4 und der Luftflotte 2 sowie ab ...
Jan 10, 2020 · This biography of Wolfram von Richthofen, cousin to the legendary Red Baron, successfully places this German Luftwaffe Field Marshal's life in its historical context. Clearly written, the biography...
- Neal A. Ferguson
- 2010
Mar 27, 2018 · Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen was born October 10, 1895 in Gut Barzdorf in Schlesien (Silesia), at the time German territory. He was a son of General der Kavalerie Manfred von Richthofen and a distant cousin of the brothers Manfred and Lothar von Richthofen, two well known aces from the First World War.
Luftwaffe commander Wolfram von Richthofen was a brilliant master of the tactical and operational air war and one of the key catalysts in the resurrection of Germany's air force.
