Richthofen memorial at Vaux-sur-Somme

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The Richthofen memorial at Vaux-sur-Somme is a monument in northern France commemorating German World War I flying ace Manfred von Richthofen, the “Red Baron,” near the site where he was shot down and killed in 1918.

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Richthofen memorial at Vaux-sur-Somme canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf monument
war memorial
associatedWith Allied air operations over the Somme
Imperial German Army Air Service
surface form: German Air Service
associatedWithEvent death of Manfred von Richthofen on 21 April 1918
category Monuments and memorials to aviators
World War I memorials in France
commemorates Manfred von Richthofen
Red Baron
conflictCommemorated World War I
country France
dedicatedTo Manfred von Richthofen
era 20th century
hasHeritage German war grave tradition
hasNearbySettlement Amiens
Corbie
hasSubject German flying ace
World War I aviation
aerial warfare in World War I
hasView surrounding Somme countryside
languageOfInscriptions French
German
locatedIn France
Hauts-de-France
Somme (department)
surface form: Somme department

Vaux-sur-Somme
locatedNear Vaux-sur-Somme
surface form: Vaux-sur-Somme battlefield area

site of Manfred von Richthofen's death
memorializesDeathDate 21 April 1918
memorialType military memorial
namedAfter Manfred von Richthofen
notableFor commemorating the Red Baron near his crash site
region northern France
tourismType battlefield tourism

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Manfred von Richthofen memorial Richthofen memorial at Vaux-sur-Somme