baron von richthofen

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a German aircraft pilot known as the Red Baron, who commanded a group of fighter planes in World War I known as Richthofen's Flying Circus. He shot down 80 aircraft during the war, which was more than any other pilot, before being killed (1892-1918)

Relevante Übersetzungen

Manfred baron von Richthofen

known as the Red Baron born May 2, 1892, Breslau, Ger. died April 21, 1918, Vaux-sur-Somme, France German World War I ace. Born to a famous and wealthy family, he began his military career in 1912 as a cavalry officer. In 1915 he transferred to the air force and in 1916 took command of a fighter group that came to be known as "Richthofen's Flying Circus" for its decorated scarlet planes. He had been acclaimed Germany's greatest aviation ace, credited with shooting down 80 enemy airplanes, before he himself was shot down at age 25

Silbentrennung

bar·on von Richt·ho·fen