Author : Gustavo Uruena A
Release : 2014-03-06
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Book Synopsis Wolfram Freiheer Von Richtoffen 1895-1945 by : Gustavo Uruena A
Download or read book Wolfram Freiheer Von Richtoffen 1895-1945 written by Gustavo Uruena A. This book was released on 2014-03-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dates: *10 October 1895 in Gut Barzdorf, Silesia +12 July 1945 in Bad Ischl, Austria.Wolfram von Richthofen joined in the spring of 1913 as an ensign in the Royal Prussian Army. He came here for the first Silesian Hussars "Schill" no. 4. In this he was promoted on June 19, 1914 lieutenant. With this, he fought at the beginning of the First World War in the West and East. On 1 January 1916 he was promoted to lieutenant. On September 6, 1917, the cousin of the Red Baron was commanded at his own request for fighter pilot training at the flying school in Halle an der Saale. After his training, he was transferred to Jagdgeschwader 1 his cousin Manfred von Richthofen. Until the war, he scored eight victories on the Western Front. After the war he first came back to his old regiment. In 1920, he left with the character of a first lieutenant the army and studied at the Technical University in Hannover mechanical engineering. In 1923 he passed his exams and then re-entered the Army. He came here as a lieutenant for 2nd Squadron of 11 (Preuss.) Reiter-Regiment after Leobschütz in Upper Silesia. But he was employed at the headquarters of Berlin.