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Manfred “The Red Baron” von Richthofen. German World War I Military Figure. He is best remembered as the famous Red Baron German fighter pilot and was the top ace of World War I with 80 combat aerial victories to his credit.
Feb 6, 2018 · Baron Manfred von Richthofen—known simply as the ‘Red Baron’—was a famed fighter pilot in the German Air Force during World War I.
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.
- 1909–1918
The body of Manfred von Richthofen (the 'Red Baron') was transferred to the cemetery in 1925 from his original grave in France. During the Weimar Republic, high-ranking military personnel such as Hans von Seeckt continued to be buried in the cemetery, but approximately half the graves were gardened over in this period.
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Manfred “The Red Baron” von Richthofen. World War I German Fighter 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.
- May 2, 1892
Today Manfred von Richthofen lies in the family grave in Wiesbaden’s Südfriedhof (South Cemetery) – next to his sister Lisl and his brother Bolko (who had died in 1971 and who brought Manfred’s body back from France in 1925).
Grave Manfred von Richthofen. First World War (1914-1918) Siegfriedring 40-44, 65189 Wiesbaden. Germany Hessen Wiesbaden. The final resting place of the "Red Baron" Manfred von Richthofen, who when he was killed in action in 1918 on the Somme had 80 victories.
