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    Default Manfred von Richthofen awarded the Pour Le Merite 100 years ago today

    On 12 January 1917 Kaiser Wilhelm II awarded Leutnant Manfred von Richthofen the Orden Pour Le Merite for downing 16 enemy aeroplanes. This award came exactly one year to the day after Max Immelmann and Oswald Boelcke were also awarded the 'Blue Max'.

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    To the memory of these brave gentlemen of the air and their worthy opponents.

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    To those brave fliers who inspire us when we "fly"

    Karl'
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    Interesting fact about the Freiherrn! Such a great close-up of the Sanke card - he was a striking fellow, wasn't he?!

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    We honour his skill but also mourn those who died and were injured because of it.

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    to all those brave fliers of the Great War



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