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Manfred von Richthofen. Called The Red Barron. Hermann Goering of World War 2 fame was also prominent in WW1 and took command of Richthofen's unit the JG 1 Squadron (also known as The Flying Circuis) after Richthofen was killed. Baron Manfred von Richthofen was known as "The Red Baron".

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