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 1915 Joined the German Air Corps (Fliegertruppe) as an observer.
Other 10/10/1915 Made his first solo flight as a pilot.
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