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__**Chapter 19**__

He was the son of Major Albrecht von Richthofen who was a Prussian Nobleman and of a wife named Kunigunde. Manfred first enrolled into the military school Wahlstatt at the age of 11. He later attended Royal Military Academy Litcherfelde. He was more of an athlete rather then a scholar and he was actually good at athletics. He was also good at horseback riding so he took his skills from that to be a calvary officer. He was first commissioned in 1911 in the 1st Regiment Uhlans Kaiser Alexander III, the year after he was promoted to Lieutenant. Before being in the German Air Force in May 1915 he served in the trenches for a short while. With only 24 hours after flight training, he took his first flight by himself on October 10, 1915. Because he was such a successful pilot in the air, the British had nicknamed him the Red Baron also the aircraft. Manfred was the leader and pilot of the German air squadron. People had called him the "ace" because he was recognized for having over 80 confirmed kills which was a lot back then.In 1918 he was seen as a national hero in Germany and was even respected by his enemies. On April 22st 1918 he was shot down over Amien which is northern France. He ended up landing the plane while alive but when he landed it he died in his plane. He was buried by airmen from America, England, and France. Manfred currently rests in Berlin. __ Citations: __ **Picture** - "Manfred Von Richthofen." //Wikipedia//. Wikimedia Foundation. Web. 3 Dec. 2015. **Info** - Danzer, Gerald A. The Americans. Evanston, IL: McDougal Littell/Houghton Mifflin, 1998. Print. - "Manfred Von Richthofen." //Wikipedia//. Wikimedia Foundation. Web. 3 Dec. 2015. - "Firstworldwar.com." //First World War.com//. Web. 3 Dec. 2015.