Vintage Antique World War I WWI WW1 Flying Ace Red Baron Blue Max Medal Photo

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New 17"x22" Reprint of Vintage Antique World War I WWI WW1 Flying Ace Red Baron Blue Max Medal Photo
Vintage Antique World War I WWI WW1 Flying Ace Red Baron Blue Max Medal Photo
Vintage Antique World War I WWI WW1 Flying Ace Red Baron Blue Max Medal Photo
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Vintage Antique World War I WWI WW1 Flying Ace Red Baron Blue Max Medal Photo
Item Details:
You will receive a 17"x22" black and white photo reprint
Please note, there is no guarantee to the historical accuracy of the colorization; the colorization is for those who want a true historical photo but desire a modernized version.  If you want the non-colorized version, I have it available in my store.
This photo will be shipped first class USPS, and a tracking number provided
This is a circa 1917 photo of World War I flying ace Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen, otherwise known as "The Red Baron" posing in his uniform and wearing his Blue Max Medal
The Pour le Mérite (Fr.: For Merit) was an order of merit (German: Verdienstorden) established in 1740 by King Frederick II of Prussia
The Pour le Mérite was awarded as both a military and civil honour and ranked, along with the Order of the Black Eagle, the Order of the Red Eagle and the House Order of Hohenzollern, among the highest orders of merit (German: Verdienstorden) in the Kingdom of Prussia
New awards of the military class (known in First World War informally as the Blue Max, German: Blauer Max)ceased with the end of the Prussian monarchy in November 1918
Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (2 May 1892 – 21 April 1918), also widely known as the Red Baron, was a German fighter pilot with the Imperial German Army Air Service (Luftstreitkräfte) during the First World War
He is considered the ace-of-aces of the war, being officially credited with 80 air combat victories
Originally a cavalryman, Richthofen transferred to the Air Service in 1915, becoming one of the first members of Jasta 2 in 1916
He quickly distinguished himself as a fighter pilot, and during 1917 became leader of Jasta 11 and then the larger unit Jagdgeschwader 1 (better known as the "Flying Circus")
By 1918, he was regarded as a national hero in Germany, and widely respected even by his enemies
Richthofen was shot down and killed near Amiens on 21 April 1918
In common with most Allied air officers, Major Blake, who was responsible for Richthofen's remains, regarded the Red Baron with great respect, and he organised a full military funeral, to be conducted by the personnel of No. 3 Squadron AFC
Richthofen was buried in the cemetery at the village of Bertangles, near Amiens, on 22 April 1918
Six of No. 3 squadron's officers served as pallbearers, and a guard of honour from the squadron's other ranks fired a salute
Allied squadrons stationed nearby presented memorial wreaths, one of which was inscribed with the words, "To Our Gallant and Worthy Foe"
In the early 1920s the French authorities created a military cemetery at Fricourt, in which a very large number of German war dead, including Richthofen, were reinterred
In 1925, Manfred von Richthofen's youngest brother, Bolko, recovered the body from Fricourt and took the Red Baron home to Germany
The family's intention was for Manfred to rest in the Schweidnitz cemetery, next to the graves of his father and his brother Lothar, who had been killed in a post-war air crash in 1922
The German government requested that the final resting place be the Invalidenfriedhof Cemetery in Berlin, where many German military heroes and past leaders were buried and the family agreed, Richthofen receiving a state funeral
Later the Nazi regime held a further grandiose memorial ceremony over this grave, erecting a massive new tombstone with the single word: "Richthofen"
During the Cold War, the Invalidenfriedhof was on the boundary of the Soviet zone in Berlin, and the tombstone became pockmarked with bullets fired at attempted escapees to the west
In 1975, the remains were moved to a family plot at the Südfriedhof in Wiesbaden, where he is buried next to his brother Bolko, his sister Elisabeth, and her husband
There has been considerable discussion and debate regarding aspects of his career, especially the circumstances of his death
He remains perhaps the most widely known fighter pilot of all time, and has been the subject of many books, films and other media
Quality of Photo:
Not printed on some cheap ink jet printer that will have horrible image quality like some other sellers
All black and white photos will be printed with ink on paper that can last up to 200 years
All color photos will be printed with ink on paper that will last up to over 100 years
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I will combine shipping if you purchase more than one photo.  Buy them and I will send you a revised invoice
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