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FliegerJG1 · 27 November 2005, 05:48 AM

Peteroz,

Thank you very much for the 2 photos. When you cannot visit a place, it is so helpful to have information from people who are actually there!

Just wanted to add a note so people aren't confused....Manfred was born in the town of Wroclaw but at that time, it was known as "Breslau." The old Prussian names in Silesia have changed.

I had heard that this monument was desecrated which is sad but understandable considering the events of WW2 and later. Thankfully, the old cadet school at Wahlstatt, formerly a Benedictine monastery (now Legnickie Pole http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legnickie_Pole) has survived the years.

Very Best Regards, FliegerJG1

27 November 2005, 05:48 AM	#4 (permalink)
FliegerJG1 Rittmeister Contributor Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: the Great Plains Posts: 1,050	Richthofen birthplace Peteroz, Thank you very much for the 2 photos. When you cannot visit a place, it is so helpful to have information from people who are actually there! Just wanted to add a note so people aren't confused....Manfred was born in the town of Wroclaw but at that time, it was known as "Breslau." The old Prussian names in Silesia have changed. I had heard that this monument was desecrated which is sad but understandable considering the events of WW2 and later. Thankfully, the old cadet school at Wahlstatt, formerly a Benedictine monastery (now Legnickie Pole http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legnickie_Pole) has survived the years. Very Best Regards, FliegerJG1 __________________ "Success flourishes only in perseverance--ceaseless, restless perseverance." - Manfred von Richthofen