As a little boy of eleven I entered the Cadet Corps. I was not particularly eager to become a Cadet, but my father wished it. So my wishes were not consulted.
The murder of a man is still murder, even in wartime. - Manfred Von Richthofen
The murder of a man is still murder, even in wartime.
- Manfred Von Richthofen
The aggressive spirit, the offensive, is the chief thing everywhere in war, and the air is no exception. - Manfred Von Richthofen
The aggressive spirit, the offensive, is the chief thing everywhere in war, and the air is no exception.
The quality of the box matters little. Success depends upon the man who sits in it. - Manfred Von Richthofen
The quality of the box matters little. Success depends upon the man who sits in it.
The duty of the fighter pilot is to patrol his area of the sky, and shoot down any enemy fighters in that area. Anything else is rubbish. - Manfred Von Richthofen
The duty of the fighter pilot is to patrol his area of the sky, and shoot down any enemy fighters in that area. Anything else is rubbish.
Fight on and fly on to the last drop of blood and the last drop of fuel, to the last beat of the heart. - Manfred Von Richthofen
Fight on and fly on to the last drop of blood and the last drop of fuel, to the last beat of the heart.
Whatever Boelcke told us was taken as Gospel! - Manfred Von Richthofen
Whatever Boelcke told us was taken as Gospel!
If I should come out of this war alive, I will have more luck than brains. - Manfred Von Richthofen
If I should come out of this war alive, I will have more luck than brains.
I never was good at learning things. I did just enough work to pass. In my opinion it would have been wrong to do more than was just sufficient, so I… - Manfred Von Richthofen
I never was good at learning things. I did just enough work to pass. In my opinion it would have been wrong to do more than was just sufficient, so I…
What's the hurry? Are you afraid I won't come back? - Manfred Von Richthofen
What's the hurry? Are you afraid I won't come back?
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