The Real Red Baron

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It was a century ago when famed World War I German fighter pilot Manfred von Richthofen was fatally shot out of the sky. Yet, his nickname – “Red Baron” – remains part of American vernacular. Charles Schulz’s comic strip character Snoopy famously took on the Red Baron in his imaginary air battles aboard his doghouse, often yelling “Curse you, Red Baron!” Movies and songs feature the German war hero.

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Red_Baron.jpg
https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BB:Gavrilo_Princip_assassinates_Franz_Ferdinand.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:WWImontage.jpg
https://www.flickr.com/photos/my_public_domain_photos/35105008124
https://www.flickr.com/photos/my_public_domain_photos/35895094876
https://www.flickr.com/photos/my_public_domain_photos/35895094876
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fokker_Dr1_on_the_ground.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Manfred_von_Richthofen.jpeg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arthur_Roy_Brown_from_imperial_war_museum.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MvRichthofenWreckage.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Richthofen_funeral.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manfred_von_Richthofen#/media/File:Manfred_von_Richthofen.jpg

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