I wasn't aware they did but I can see why. Richthofem was wounded when a bullet grazed his head. The German Command Staff probably feared that their highest Ace would be killed in combat and this would demoralize the troops and the country and convince them that the war was lost.
The German air corps.
The Red Baron (Manfred von Richthofen) fought for the German army against the allies of England, Canada and Australia. he is credited with 80 air comabat victories (dogfights).
Moritz is not an unusual name for Germans- it's the German version of the name "Maurice".However, there actually is a reason why Manfred von Richthofen chose the name for his dog. Apparently he named his dog after a character from a popular German children's story, Max und Moritz.
First it is Spelled Baron.He is known as "the Red Baron", due to his red Ferrari and in reference to the German Manfred von Richthofen, the famous flying ace of World War I. See the Related Links for "Baron Defined" to the bottom for the answer.
On the side of the Allies there was Canadian Captain Arthur "Roy" Brown who flew Sopwith Camels and is most famous as being the likely pilot to have shot down Germany's Manfred von Richthofen, who was a famous pilot on the German side.
The German air corps.
Manfred Von Richthofen
Manfred von Richthofen is indeed the Red Baron. He is a famous German fighter pilot during World War one. He died in battle after being shot down. I hope this helps.
Freiherr Manfred von Richthofen with 70 kills.
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".
his real name was Manfred Von Richthofen. He was a German baron who flew in the German airforce during WWI. To this day, he holds the record of most aviator kills. 80 of them.
Richthofen didn't win any wars. He served in WW1 only and died before it ended. He also served for the German side, which lost the war.
The World War I German fighter pilot widely known as the Red Baron was Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen.
Schumacher's nicknames were "Schumi", "Schu" and "The Red Baron", in reference to German flying ace Manfred von Richthofen.
Germany ; Manfred von Richthofen was a German citizen . The "Red Baron" was from the first World War .
The WW1 German fighter-ace Manfred von Richthofen was known as the "Red Baron" because his plane was painted red .
Von Richthofen started the war in Uhlan Regiment No. 1., Kaiser Alexander III. This was a Prussian cavalry unit - "Uhlan Regiment Emperor Alexander III of Russia 1st Regiment, West Prussia, Uhlan Regiment Number 1"