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title: Manfred von Richthofen
author: N. Perscheid - Imperial War Museums
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21396/manfred-von-richthofen/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2025-11-27
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# Manfred von Richthofen
_Authored by N. Perscheid - Imperial War Museums_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21396.png)
## Image Caption
Manfred von Richthofen (1892-1918), known as the ‘Red Baron’, was the First World [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/)'s most successful fighter pilot, amassing 80 victories but eventually succumbing himself in April 1918. Here he wears around his neck the prestigious Pour le Merité (‘Blue Max’) medal. (Imperial War Museums)
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Museums, N. P. -. I. W. (2025, November 27). Manfred von Richthofen. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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Museums, N. Perscheid - Imperial War. "Manfred von Richthofen." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 27, 2025. .
### MLA
Museums, N. Perscheid - Imperial War. "Manfred von Richthofen." *World History Encyclopedia*, 27 Nov 2025, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205021567) by **N. Perscheid - Imperial War Museums**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 27 November 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.