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Old 22 August 2009, 04:24 AM   #54 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Manfred von Richthofen HU View Post
I(unigunde
Freifrau von Richthofen told Gibbons: 'Manfred
loved this one girl. He had for her the love of an
honourable man for the woman he wanted to be the
mother of his children. I know that she loved him.

sorry if you mean another thing!
Mother Richthofen did not talk about Käthe, but an other young woman. This relation was dicussed in Over the Front some years ago. Manfred did not want to 'marry a widow'. He was certain not to survive the war, therefor he did not go further in this relationship.

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Manfred has got 2 book? :O

Richthofen, M. von. Ein Heldenleben.
Berlin, 1920
Der rote Kampfflieger. Berlin,
1917,1933

i didnt knew!
'Der Rote Kampfflieger' has been reprinted a couple of times. the 1920 edition was called 'Ein Heldenleben' ("A hero's life"). I have issus from 1917, 1920, 1933, 1935, 197X, 1990...

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