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Also Known As Der Rote Freiherr • the Red Fighter Pilot • der rote Kampfflieger • the Red Baron • Manfred, Freiherr von Richthofen
Born May 2, 1892 • Poland
Died April 21, 1918 (aged 25) • France
Role In Western Front

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Manfred, Freiherr von Richthofen, “the Red Baron”
German aviator Manfred, Freiherr von Richthofen, stands facing forward in military uniform adorned with medals in an undated black and white portrait.
Painting of a World War I dogfight showing Captain Arthur Roy Brown in a Sopwith Camel pursuing Manfred von Richthofen's red Fokker triplane over a battlefield.
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