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I wanna follow ur acct so badly but youd literally hate me sm… ;—;
I don’t hate anyone.
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Going through my drafts rn and idk what to say honestly
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Have you read the big three???
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Hi! I‘m starting to get interesting in the silly pilot man, and I was wondering where do you think is the best start to learn about him?
Alright so this is a complicated one.
I personally started with the autobio, but considering the ghostwriting and all its actually not a good place to start actually.
Primary source wise id low key say Ein Heldenleben (its on Wattpad). I should honestly do an update on the MvR Primary source field guide.
If you don’t speak german id say read one of Peter Kilduffs books even though he also makes some mistakes. English literature is actually not as far behind on him as some people would assume.
Manfred von Richthofen is very idolized so gathering information on him is a learning-by-doing thing. Talking to people who research him is a good thing to do, but also don’t be afraid to build your own opinions. Research about MvR is often quite ideologically motivated (in all political directions), so if you don’t agree with someones opinion about him thats totally fine, no matter how much longer that person has been doing research.
If you want people to talk to you can DM me for the discord server invite. Its not that active anymore but we are always open for new people.
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This is why I wont get married
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can you please draw manfred pregnant? my best freind is dying from asthma stage 4 she loves manfred and wants to see his twinky jiggle cakes for the last time
I would block you if i knew who you were
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This is insane! Keep up the work that I am too weak to do!
Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life) is an expanded version of Manfred von Richthofen's memoir Der Rote Kampfflieger (The Red Baron). In addition to the autobiography, it includes letters from Manfred to his family (like the 1933 edition) and some chapters that were not included in the book, as well as other comments and anecdotes from people who were close to him. It also includes accounts by his brother Lothar von Richthofen.
Overview:
Visit to the Great Headquarters
My Engagement
A flight in an observation balloon
A day at Staffel 11 (by Lothar von Richthofen)
At Jagdgeschwader Richthofen (by a Dutch reporter)
Richthofen as leader and comrade (by Leutnant Friedrich Wilhelm Lübbert, Jasta 11)
In memory of Richthofen (by v. B.)
An encounter (by Emil August Glogau)
The mother about the boy Manfred
Letter by Leutnant Hans Joachim Wolff to Leutnant Lothar Freiherr von Richthofen
How Richthofen shot down his seventy fifth victory (by Leutnant Lampel)
Richthofen (by Erich von Salzmann):
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
At court for the second time
Letters of Erwin Böhme: Before the war, Erwin Böhme worked as an engineer in East Africa. When the war started he was already 37 years old. This did not stop him and he became a successful fighter pilot, being personally selected by Boelcke to join his fighter squadron. In 1916 he met the daughter of a former business colleague and they fell in love. The following letters are those Böhme wrote to his later fiancée Annamarie during the war days.
[Translated are the parts of the letters where Böhme describes his life as a fighter pilot.]
Landres, 24 June 1916
Kowel, 7 July 1916
Kowel, 3 August 1916
Kowel, 15 August 1916
Bertincourt, 11 September 1916
Bertincourt, 21 September 1916
Somme, 4 October 1916
Somme, 18 October 1916
Lagnicourt, 31 October 1916
Lagnicourt, 12 November 1916
Jagdstaffel Boelcke, 12 December 1916
Partenkirchen, 28 January 1917
Jagdstaffel Boelcke, 8 April 1917
Valenciennes, 25 April 1917
Valenciennes, 9 May 1917
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me i am rhe one who sends these beautiful works of literature
If I ever hear “big daddy hermann meyer” again I will literally throw myself out of a plane
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nahahahhanom nahahahhaahmon
Wyd if lozar (whatever that lil bitch name is) starts saying nahahahhanom nahahahhaahmon (im talking bout that sound from those hood irony or some vine and that man goes nanananananana) and then the evil red baron (one from that shit film from 2008) says "you gotta straight you motherfucking hair bitch it coils back the roblox coil song“ and then loazr gets like real mad and shit nd mf fucks shit up (yt ppl aint playing when they pull that lozar like stare)
Then like big daddy herman meyer 😏 (stupid, ugly, fat, everything wrong with the entire wolrd, is awful, should have died like 12 years ago, is annyoing, stupid.) comes along and like the fucking plane breaks because hes such a sexy ol fattie nd like then the fucking like german society shit monarchy collaspes because like yk smh 😒😒😂😂😂🤦♂️
but its all in god will favourite line 🙏 💯
Who keeps sending me these 😭
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Bit from a 1925 newspaper article: Kunigunde and Bolko von Richthofen at MvRs Berlin funeral
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wyd if richtfoen asked yout to eat something that HERMAN.. MEYER… MADE…!!!!!! 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬😡😡😡😡 but you said no and he got angry nd he destroyed his plane in anger because 🥺🥺🥺🤩😼 (make sure to bomber harris do it again)
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Id kill myself if that happened
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Omg wo hast du das mit den Schiffschaukeln her?
Fun facts about Aces
Manfred von Richthofen did not enjoy riding on Schiffsschaukeln (big ship-shaped swings, do they exist outside Germany??).
Oswald Boelcke was very eager to improve his French so he can talk to the local maids (had a crush on a 15 year old while he was 24 😶. I'm gonna file this under "times were different".).
Max Immelmann was raised vegetarian and kept to it whenever possible even at the front and also abstained from alkohol but he LOVED cake. Ate a huge pile every day.
Kurt Wolff often wore his lucky sleeping cap while flying.
Erwin Böhme wasn't a fan of Moritz (but was wise enough to keep that from MvR). He also used the formal "Sie" instead of the familiar "Du" with his girlfriend until their official engagement (again times were different").
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Also sorry for not being active. I had a lot of stress because of exams and I still have to write two thesis this semester, BUT i am kinda (?) working on something huge so maybe y’all can expect a bigger post in the next ten years at least 🫠
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Aces and their pets
Most people know of Moritz, Manfred von Richthofens beloved Great Dane (he was most likely a mutt but MvR swore up and down he was a purebred). After MvRs death Moritz got taken care of by Manfreds old friend Alfred Gerstenberg.
But there are several other pets (primarily dogs) that deserve a mention as well as many of them accompanied their owners to the front.
One of them is Max Immelmanns Great Dane Tyras. Immelmann found him in an animal shelter and his name is technically a pun, as Max named him after the place he got him from (Tierasyl = Tieras = Tyras, which was also the name of Otto von Bismarcks dog). Tyras was very loved, he was regularly sketched by Immelmann and was allowed to sleep on the bed. Tyras most likely stayed with Immelmanns family after his death.
The great Oswald Boelcke also had dogs. Besides horses they were his favourite animals. Shortly before the war broke out he got Ibi, an Airedale Terrier. He left Ibi at home during the war. Missing his loyal companion he got himself a German Shepherd named Wolf.
Rudolf Berthold got gifted a small white terrier by comrades, name unfortunately unknown. But important enough to be included in the Sanke card.
Ernst von Althaus' beloved dog Mousse was with him during the whole war. He seems to be a type of hunting breed. With him in the picture is Otto Bernert with a Jack Russel.
Josef Jacobs also brought his dog Rolf to the front with him.
Heinrich Gontermanns dog also had the honour of being included in the Sanke card.
Richthofens former flight companion Graf Erich von Holck also had a small dog, who he took with them in the airplane during their patrols over Russia. That tough doggy survived the incident where they flew over a burning town and had to do an emergency landing but then got lost on the way back. Holck apparently was also a cat lover. There are several pictures of pilots (from all countries) with lion cubs, so there seemed to be a trend.
Speaking of rather curious choices of animal companions, Ernst Udet and his comrades entertained a monkey named Betty. Unfortunately, I can't find the picture right now (does anyone have it?).
Ernst Udet tells the story of his comrade Wilhelm Klinkermann whose dog always waited right at the flight strip until his owner returned. On the day of his death the dog was very nervous and when Klinkermann didn't return, they had to force the dog into the car to take him to his family. He did not want to leave without his owner.
Walter von Bülow-Bothkamp with his dog Tönnes.
And here some more (I'm not sure if these dogs belong to whom they are pictured with):
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I was the Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte in Regensburg yesterday, and they had a little ww1 exhibition. I really liked those sketches by an austrian field chef named Alois Mayrhofer (1883-1954), that he used as post cards to send to his sons in Munich.
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