Manfred Albrecht von Richthofen

Birth Date 02/05/1892
Birth Place Poland: Wroclaw
Death Date 21/04/1918
Death Place France: Picardie, Somme, Morlancourt
Also known as The Red Baron
Units
  • 3rd Squadron, Australian Flying Corps
  • No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps
Places
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918

Timeline

Date of birth 02/05/1892
Date commissioned 01/04/1911 Commissioned as a cavalry officer in the First Regiment of Uhlans at the Royal Military Academy at Lichterfield.
Date promoted 1912 Promoted to leutnant.
Other 10/10/1915 Made his first solo flight as a pilot.
Other 1915 Joined the German Air Corps (Fliegertruppe) as an observer.
Other units 09/1916 Assigned to Jagdstaffel 2 (2 Squadron) and flew an Albatross D.II.
Other 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.
Other 06/1917 Given command of Jagdgeschwader 1 (Fight Wing 1).
Date of death 21/04/1918