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Originally Posted by Stephan
I caught a few. 1. It mentioned Manfred "ordered" a silver victory cup for himself after his 1st victory, when in fact it was Boelke who awarded these to his cubs.
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The Ehrenbecher was awarded to a pilot after his first victory however
Manfred von Richthofen did order a small silver cup of his own after his first victory on 17 September 1916. The cup was about 2 inches high ordered from a Berlin jeweler. He collected these cups for each victory up through the 60th. After number 60, the depleted silver supply in Germany precluded the addition of any more cups.
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