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Manfred von Richthofen was born on 24 May 1855 in Gut Barzdorf, Silesia (now Bartoszówek, Poland). [3] He entered the Imperial German Army in 1874 as an Ensign in the 4th (Westphalian) Cuirassier Regiment.
Richthofen was born on 10 October 1895, at the Richthofen Barzdorf (now Bartoszówek, Poland) estate (Gut Barzdorf), near Striegau (Strzegom), Lower Silesia to an aristocratic family.
The First World War brought about a turning point to Silesia in Germany, which lost quite some territory in Upper Silesia. Many members of the Richthofen family died in the trenches of the war. Manfred (1855-1939, Barzdorf) would be a typical member of the family at the time of the German empire.
Richthofen was born at the von Richthofen Barzdorf estate (Gut Barzdorf), near Striegau, Lower Silesia to an aristocratic family. His father, Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen (1856–1922), and mother, Therese Gotz von Olenhusen (1862–1948) were of Silesian nobility, and the family had been nobles for 350 years prior to Wolfram's existence.
Mar 27, 2018 · Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen was born October 10, 1895 in Gut Barzdorf in Schlesien (Silesia), at the time German territory. He was a son of General der Kavalerie Manfred von Richthofen and a distant cousin of the brothers Manfred and Lothar von Richthofen, two well known aces from the First World War. In 1913, Wolfram followed ...
In 1740 Friedrich “the Great” of Prussia ended the Silesian history under the rule of the Bohemians and the Habsburgs with his conquests. Through three Silesian Wars he was able to conquer Silesia and add it to Prussia, thus securing his position of power in Europe.
Manfred von Richthofen was born on 24 May 1855 in Gut Barzdorf, Silesia (now Bartoszówek, Poland). He entered the Imperial German Army in 1874. By April 1902 he had risen to command of the Gardes du Corps cavalry regiment, personal bodyguard of the German emperor, Wilhelm II, and was assigned as his aide-de-camp in the following year.
