Manfred von Richthofen

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German military personnel World War I flying ace fighter ace human military officer

Manfred von Richthofen, widely known as the "Red Baron," was a famed German World War I fighter ace credited with 80 aerial victories and celebrated as one of history’s most legendary combat pilots.

Aliases (4)

Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen ×1
Red Baron ×1
Richthofen family ×1
von Richthofen ×1

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	German military personnel → World War I flying ace → fighter ace → human → military officer →
aircraftFlown	Albatros D.III → Albatros D.V → Fokker Dr.I triplane →
allegiance	German Empire →
awardReceived	House Order of Hohenzollern → Iron Cross 1st Class → Iron Cross 2nd Class → Knight's Cross of the Military Order of Saint Henry → Order of the Red Eagle → Pour le Mérite →
birthDate	1892-05-02 →
birthPlace	Breslau → Breslau, Province of Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire → Wrocław →
burialPlace	Fricourt German war cemetery → Invalidenfriedhof, Berlin → South Cemetery Wiesbaden →
causeOfDeath	gunshot wound →
commanded	Jagdgeschwader 1 →
conflict	World War I →
countryOfCitizenship	German Empire →
creditedAerialVictories	80 →
deathDate	1918-04-21 →
deathPlace	near Vaux-sur-Somme, Somme, France →
era	20th century →
familyName	von Richthofen →
father	Albrecht von Richthofen →
fullName	Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen →
genre	autobiography →
givenName	Manfred →
knownFor	being the top-scoring fighter ace of World War I → flying a distinctive red-painted fighter aircraft →
languageSpoken	German →
mannerOfDeath	killed in action →
memorial	Richthofen memorial at Vaux-sur-Somme →
militaryBranch	Imperial German Army → Luftstreitkräfte →
mother	Kunigunde von Schickfus und Neudorff →
nationality	German →
nickname	Der Rote Baron → Der Rote Kampfflieger → Red Baron →
nobleTitle	Freiherr →
notableWork	Der Rote Kampfflieger →
occupation	fighter pilot → military officer →
rank	Captain → Rittmeister →
sibling	Ilse von Richthofen → Kurt von Richthofen → Lothar von Richthofen →
subjectOf	numerous books, films, and documentaries about World War I aviation →
unit	Jagdgeschwader 1 → Jasta 11 → Jasta 2 →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Blue Max → Iron Cross → Iron Cross 1st Class → Pour le Mérite →	notableRecipient
Manfred von Richthofen ("von Richthofen") →	familyName
Manfred von Richthofen ("Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen") →	fullName
Oswald Boelcke →	influenced
Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen ("Richthofen family") →	memberOf
Manfred von Richthofen ("Red Baron") →	nickname
Imperial German Army Air Service →	notableMember
Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen →	relative
Oswald Boelcke →	student