THE RICHTHOFENS
The Richthofen who was a victim ; of the fighting on the Western Front, ' as reported yesterday, was probably 1 a cousin of the German World War ace, according to Mr. H. H. Russell, • who is a student of these matters. Mr. ; Russell says that Baron Manfred yon ■ Richthof en, who had 80 victories in ! the World War to his credit (the Ger- , mans gave the credits, it is pointed • out by some sceptics), had a cousin 1 named Woliram, who was a member of the famous "flying circus." He was ' supposed to have been the. first victim • of Captain May, who, it will be remem* 1 bered, was being attacked by the "Red ' Knight" when the Canadian flyer > Captain Roy Brown attacked Richthofen, hit him, and (according to some) forced him down. Wolfram -'finished the rar -with about eight vie-, :j tories, and during the Spanish war, as was related here yesterday, was commander of a German Legion—thfe Condor Legion. He is said to have planned the Catalan offensive. However, , it is also suggested that the unlucky Richthbfen may been a younger I brother of the Baron named Bolko, : said to have been fifteen years old when the World War ended.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 73, 23 September 1939, Page 14
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