Kamis, 09 Maret 2017

The Reckless Richthofen

Time and again Lothar von Richthofen risked all for his country, his comrades and his famous elder sibling. A colorful flight of German Albatros D.IIIs swept high above the shell- blasted wasteland of northern France on April 13, 1917, hunting for prey. Second Lieutenant Lothar von Richthofen saw his squadron commander and older brother Manfred, …

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