Manfred Von Richthofen was born on May 2nd, 1892 in Kleinberg, German Empire, (Now Wroclaw, Poland). Kunigunde von Schickfuss und Neudorff was his mother and Albrecht Philipp Karl Julius Freiherr von Richtofen was his father. Though Manfred was his second child, it was his first son. Two more sons Lothar and Karl Bolko soon followed. The Richtofens came from a long line that could be traced back to the sixteenth century. Many in the family raised Merino sheep and farmed their land in Silesia. Manfred grew bup on his parents villa in Schweidnitz. There, lived his uncle who hunted in, Africa, Asia, and Europe. This got Manfred hooked on hunting. Even before Manfred was born, his dad new his first son would follow in his footsteps in the military. …show more content…
Soon after, he got his first kill and started a tradition of getting trophies made for every victory he was credited with. Now he was becoming an ace and wanted to distinguish himseRichthofen understated the colo's affect on his enemies. To many, the bright red plane seemed to make a good target. It was rumored that the British had put a price on the head of the red plane's pilot. Yet when the plane and pilot continued to shoot down airplanes and continued itself to stay in the air, the bright red plane caused respect and fear.lf from other flyers. So then he got the idea to paint his plane red. April 1917 was "Bloody April." After several months of rain and cold, the weather changed and pilots from both sides again went up into the air. The Germans had the advantage in both location and aircraft; the British had the disadvantage and lost many, many men. In April, Richthofen, shot down 21 enemy aircraft bringing his total up to 52. He had finally broken Boelcke's record (40 victories), making Richthofen the new ace of aces.On April 21, 1918, the day after he had shot down his 80th enemy aircraft, Manfred von Richthofen climbed into his bright red airplane. Around 10:30 a.m., there had been a telephoned report that several British aircraft were near the front and Richthofen was taking a group up to confront
World War one saw many great airmen, but there were two that stood out among the rest; Captain Edward Rickenbacker and 2nd Lieutenant Frank Luke, Jr. These men both demonstrated courage and bravery that ultimately asked them for their life. Both men received the Congressional Medal of Honor for their deeds of bravery, as well as earning the title of Ace. An Ace is someone that has shot down at least five enemy planes. Rickenbacker was nicknamed “Ace of the Aces”, while Luke was the first of only two men to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor. Luke honored his country through his actions. Frank Luke Jr demonstrated superior characteristics that lead him to make a valuable contribution to World War I through bravery, skilled flying skills, and selflessness.
At the start of World War II, his father was sent away, captured by Germans, and didn’t return until the war’s end.
Manfred von Richthofen was a Ace fighter pilot in world war one he was officially credited with 80 victories, with unconfirmed kills making his total surge to over 100 in World War One the most of any other ace, the second being Frenchman Rene Fonck with 75 kills and third Canadian Billy Bishop with 72. This reputation he had built up relatively quickly and the bright red aircraft Albatross D.III gave him is nickname The Red Baron. In the month of April in 1917 The Red Baron shattered 22 British aircrafts including 4 in one day this was unheard of in this time of war. While The Red Baron became known to the allied nations he became more feared the more he killed getting him names as The Red ...
Although to most people it may just be a brand of good tasting pizza, The Red Barron was actually a German fighter ace of World War I. His full name was Rittmeister Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen, who will be referred to as von Richthofen for simplicity’s sake. By the Germans, he was called “der rote Kampfflieger” (The Red Battle-Flyer), the French called him “le Diable Rouge” (Red Devil), and in the English-speaking world he is known as “The Red Barron.” In a time of ancient aircraft technology when twenty air victories insured a pilot legendary status, von Richthofen had eighty victories, and he is still considered even today as the ace of aces (The Red Barron).
Siegfried Sassoon was born on September 8,1886 in Kent. Siegfried Sassoon was born and grew up in the neo-Gothic Mansion name Weirleigh. His father, Alfred Ezra Sassoon, son of Sassoon David Sassoon, was member of the wealthy Baghdad, Jewish Sassoon merchant family. Siegfried Mother Theresa belonged to the Thorneycroft Family. Siegfried was the second of three sons, the others being Michael and Hamo. When he was 4 years old his parents separated. During his father weekly visit to the boys, Theresa locked herself in the drawing room.
Milos Forman was born February 18, 1932 in Caslav, Czechoslovakia . He was born by the name Jan Tomáš Forman and later adopted the name Milos Forman (Biography).His family was part of a resistance group during the Holocaust. When Milos was only eight years old his father was arrested for being part of the resistance group, then shortly after his father his mother was as well. After the tragic incident with his parents he moved in with other relatives, (Milos Forman).
He was born on April 20, 1889, in Braunau-am-Inn, Austria, of German descent. His father Alois was the illegitimate son of Maria Anna Schicklgruber. In middle age Alois took the name Hitler from his paternal grandfather. After two wives had died Alois married his foster daughter, Klara Poelzl, a Bavarian, 23 years younger than he. She became Adolf's mother.
Frederick the Great was born January 24, 1712 in Berlin, Germany. He unfortunately died August 17, 1786 in Potsdam, Germany. Frederick the great did many, well, great things. Although he was arrested and charged for treason for trying to escape from his abusive father, Frederick Williams, Frederick II always tried to do what was right (for the most part). Frederick's father arranged for him to marry Elizabeth Christine of Brunswick-Bevern in 1733. Frederick became
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Born July 14, 1862, in Baumgarden, Austria, near Vienna, Gustav Klimt was the second of seven children. His father, Ernst Klimt, was a poor gold engraver originally from Bohemia. His father’s craft would later prove to be a great influence in the highly ornamental style Klimt later adopted.
He was born on April 13th 1939 and was the eldest of nine children to
8Erich Fromm was born in 1900 in Frankfurt, Germany. His father was a business man and, according to Erich, rather moody. His mother was frequently depressed. His childhood was not very happy.
Lewin was born in 1890 in what is now Poland but at the time was the Prussian province of Posen, in the village of Moglino and was the second of four children (Greathouse). His parents owned a general store, and a farm on the outskirts of the village. When Lewin was fifteen his family moved away from the small village, the farm and their store and went to Berlin.
He lived a life that involved debt, political exile, and numerous love affairs. Wilhelm Richard Wagner was born on May 22, 1813 in Leipzig, Germany. At six months old, Wagner lost his father Frau Karl Friedrich to typhoid, which he caught from the corpses lying unburied in the streets after the Napoleonic War in Leipzig. Less than a year later, Wagner’s mother married Ludwig Geyer, who Wagner believed was his real father. Geyer, like Wagner, had an artistic gift.
Adolf Hitler was born in Branay an Inn, Austria on April 20, 1889. He was the fourth of six siblings and the son of Alois Hitler and Klara Polzl. He was three years old when they moved to Germany. Through his years, Hitler clashed with his father on many things, but the main problems were Alois' disapproval of Hitler’s interest in fine arts and in German nationalism. His desire for nationalism would eventually become the main force of his life.