Fritz Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Rittmeister Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen fell on 21.April 1918 in aerial combat. He was buried with full military honours by his adversaries in Bertangles/Somme 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Posted March 24, 2018 Author Share Posted March 24, 2018 The site of the former grave at the Invalidenfriedhof in Berlin. His grave was in no-mans land during the DDR Regime, and the cemetery was closed. In 1975 after measures were taken by the Regime, in which graves and trees were removed and further walls and fences errected, his family managed to arrange for the transferral of his remains, which were re-interred in the family grave at Wiesbaden. Further graves at the Invalidenfriedhof have been restored in recent years, such as Ernst Udet Marga Wolff von Etzdorf (a woman pilot) Werner Mölders Generalfeldmarschall Graf v. Schlieffen Helmuth von Moltke Generaloberst v. Seeckt Generaloberst Frhr. v. Fritsche Also the grave of Fritz Todt had been restored, but after protests, again removed. The DDR Regime did considerable damage to this unique historic cemetery, where some of the most notable persons in German history were buried. Quite a few graves have been (selectively) restored. Reinhardt Heydrich was also buried here, the grave was destroyed shortly after the Russians took over. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Posted April 7, 2018 Author Share Posted April 7, 2018 The first photo shows the original grave at Bertangles. The French authorities transferred him to Fricourt in 1920. In 1925 he was brought to the Invalidenfriedhof in Berlin, next photo ca. 1931, and the new gravestone after 1936. A further photo shows the present day gravesite in Wiesbaden. The grave at the Invalidenfriedhof before WW2. This new gravestone had been errected on orders of Göring. After 1975 the stone was transferred to the West, and it remained for many years at the entry of the Luftwaffen-Kaserne in Wittmund. Richthofen now lies in the present family grave in Wiesbaden. Bertangles Invalidenfriedhof Berlin, after November 1925 The new gravestone, errected ca. 1936 The present resting place, Hauptfriedhof Wiesbaden 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Posted April 8, 2018 Author Share Posted April 8, 2018 On the 24th June 2017 the original gravestone was transferred from Wittmund back to the Invalidenfriedhof. This was done on an agreement between Traditionsgeschwader Richthofen and the Familienverband Richthofen, latter sharing the costs with the Förderverein Invalidenfriedhof. The bullet marks from the last days of WW2 can still be seen. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Posted April 21, 2018 Author Share Posted April 21, 2018 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Posted April 25, 2018 Author Share Posted April 25, 2018 The ceremony in Wittmund last Saturday, 21. April 2018 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Posted January 7, 2020 Author Share Posted January 7, 2020 Dorfkirche, Vaux-sur-Somme, 21. April 2018 Site of the original grave, Bertangles Cemetery, 21. April 2018 Bertangles, 21. April 2018 The site of the second grave at Fricourt, ca. 1922-1925, now the resting place of Sebastian Paustian 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gildwiller1918 Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Wow, the plane looks fantastic, would have loved to see that. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Posted May 14, 2020 Author Share Posted May 14, 2020 Quite a few airworthy copies have been built worldwide, most are probably in USA or Australia. In central Europe this sort of thing is frowned on. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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