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Manfred von Richthofen

1892 - 1918

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Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (German: [ˈmanfreːt fɔn ˈʁɪçthoːfn̩]; 2 May 1892 – 21 April 1918), known in English as Baron von Richthofen or the Red Baron, was a fighter pilot with the German Air Force during World War I. He is considered the ace-of-aces of the war, being officially credited with 80 air combat victories. Originally a cavalryman, Richthofen transferred to the Air Service in 1915, becoming one of the first members of fighter squadron Jagdstaffel 2 in 1916. He quickly distinguished himself as a fighter pilot, and during 1917 became the leader of Jasta 11. Later he led the larger fighter wing Jagdgeschwader I, better known as "The Flying Circus" or "Richthofen's Circus" because of the bright colours of its aircraft, and perhaps also because of the way the unit was transferred from one area of Entente air activity to another – moving like a travelling circus, and frequently setting up in tents on improvised airfields. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Manfred von Richthofen is the 69th most popular military personnel (down from 20th in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from Poland (down from 12th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Polish Military Personnel.

Manfred von Richthofen was a German fighter pilot who is most famous for shooting down over 80 enemy aircraft during World War I.

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Among military personnels, Manfred von Richthofen ranks 69 out of 2,058. Before him are Roland, Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan, Fedor von Bock, Ubba, Ernst Röhm, and Eugène de Beauharnais. After him are Yi Sun-sin, Walter Model, T. E. Lawrence, Stanislav Petrov, Erich Raeder, and Hasdrubal Barca.

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Among people born in 1892, Manfred von Richthofen ranks 12. Before him are Louis de Broglie, Mary Pickford, Ivo Andrić, Walter Benjamin, Zita of Bourbon-Parma, and Pearl S. Buck. After him are Arthur Seyss-Inquart, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Alexander Alekhine, Amanullah Khan, Sepp Dietrich, and Arthur Compton. Among people deceased in 1918, Manfred von Richthofen ranks 15. Before him are Guillaume Apollinaire, Mehmed V, Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia, Georg Cantor, Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia, and Karl Ferdinand Braun. After him are Frederick Trump, Georg Simmel, Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, Roland Garros, Louis Renault, and Otto Wagner.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Manfred von Richthofen ranks 32 out of 1,694. Before him are Erich Ludendorff (1865), Marie Leszczyńska (1703), Fedor von Bock (1880), Władysław Szpilman (1911), Lech Kaczyński (1949), and Tadeusz Reichstein (1897). After him are Gerhart Hauptmann (1862), Rudolf Clausius (1822), Zygmunt Bauman (1925), Władysław IV Vasa (1595), Sigismund II Augustus (1520), and Günther von Kluge (1882).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Poland

Among military personnels born in Poland, Manfred von Richthofen ranks 3. Before him are Erich Ludendorff (1865), and Fedor von Bock (1880). After him are Günther von Kluge (1882), Hans-Ulrich Rudel (1916), Konstantin Rokossovsky (1896), Werner von Blomberg (1878), Erwin von Witzleben (1881), Erich von Falkenhayn (1861), Anton Denikin (1872), Władysław Sikorski (1881), and Alfred von Tirpitz (1849).

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