The Red Baron
Full name : Rittmeister Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen. During the
WWI era, if you had 20
air victories, you were a
god. The Red
Baron had 80.
Born in 1892 in Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland), Richthofen tried to become a cavalry officer, but trench warfare eliminated the need for a cavalry, so he entered the young air service. Three years and countless battles later, he was shot down by Australian gunners over British lines.