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(23) X.25024 - Grave of German Airman - Baron Von Richthofen at Sailly le Sec, Somme
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Germans > (23) X.25024 - Grave of German Airman - Baron Von Richthofen at Sailly le Sec, Somme |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74549238 |
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| Description | Red Baron's grave, Sailly le Sec, France, 1918. The grave of Manfred von Richthofen (1892-1918), better known as the 'Red Baron'. Richthofen was a cavalry officer who became the most famous of all the World War I fighter pilots, bringing down a total of 80 Allied aircraft. He was shot down on 21 April 1918 and the British buried him in France with full military honours. This photograph appears to have been taken soon after the burial as the earth is still freshly dug and there are wreaths over the grave. The card on the nearest wreath bears the words, 'Royal Air Force', a reminder that for the pilots, the war in the air was like a series of very personal duels. [Original reads: 'Grave of German Airman - Baron Von Richthofen at Sailly le Sec, Somme.'] |
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| Description | Photographs taken in Germany, by Germans or of Germans. |
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| Description | Black-and-white photographs mainly of the Western Front during the First World War. Official British war photographers took many of them for propaganda purposes. Unless otherwise stated, titles are the photographs' original captions. From the papers of Field Marshal (Earl) Haig (1861-1928). The Haig Papers also contain Douglas Haig’s diaries. |
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| Shelfmark | Acc.3155 |
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