Q. What happened to Lothar von Richthofen?
Death. On July 4, 1922 Richthofen died in a crash of his LVG C VI at Hamburg due to an engine failure.
Q. How many kills did Manfred von Richthofen get?
80
With 80 confirmed kills, Baron Manfred von Richthofen was World War One’s highest scoring combat pilot and its most famous flyer. He began his military career as a cavalryman but switched to the air corps in 1915 first as an observer and then as a fighter pilot.
Q. Did Baron von Richthofen have children?
His great grand niece is serving a 40-year prison sentence Von Richthofen never married and had no known children. His younger brother Lothar, also member of Jasta 11, survived the war but was killed while flying a commercial aircraft from Berlin to Hamburg on July 4, 1922. He was survived by a son and a daughter.
Q. Where is Manfred von Richthofen buried?
1975
Manfred von Richthofen/Date of burial
Q. Is Suzane von Richthofen related to Red Baron?
A relative of the German World War I flying ace known as the Red Baron has been sentenced to 39 years in jail for killing her wealthy parents in Brazil. Suzane von Richthofen, 22, whose father was a great nephew of fighter pilot Baron von Richthofen, was found guilty of the murders by a Sao Paulo court.
Q. Who was Wolfram von Richthofen in World War 2?
Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen (10 October 1895 – 12 July 1945) was a German Generalfeldmarschall (General Field Marshal) of the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) during the Second World War. Born in 1895 to Prussian nobles, Wolfram grew up in wealthy surroundings.
Q. Who was the Luftwaffe Field Marshal in World War 2?
Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen (10 October 1895 – 12 July 1945) was a German field marshal of the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) during World War II. Born in 1895 into a family of the Prussian nobility, Richthofen grew up in prosperous surroundings.
Q. Why was General Richthofen considered a war criminal?
Richthofen was a de facto war criminal, as virtually all other senior commanders on the Eastern Front were guilty of violating the Geneva Conventions in the handling of civilians and prisoners of war, whose abuse Richthofen condoned.
Q. Who are some famous people from the Richthofen family?
The Richthofen family produced several notable personalities that would become famous during the First War. His cousins, the brothers Lothar and Manfred von Richthofen both became flying aces and they encouraged him to join the Luftstreitkräfte (German Imperial Air Service).
