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Archive Report: 1914 - 1918
Compiled from official National Archive and Service sources, contemporary press reports, personal logbooks, diaries and correspondence, reference books, other sources, and interviews.
Manfred von Richthofen

Manfred von Richthofen: Ace of Aces

Awards:

Prussian Order Pour le Mérite: 12 January 1917 (in recognition of his 16th aerial victory).

Prussian Order of the Red Eagle, 3rd Class with Crown and Swords: 6 April 1918 (in recognition of his 70th aerial victory).

Prussian House Order of Hohenzollern, Knight's Cross with Swords: 11 November 1916.

Prussian Iron Cross, 1st Class (1914): 23 September 1914

Prussian Iron Cross, 2nd Class (1914): 12 September 1914

Bavarian Military Merit Order, 4th Class with Swords: 29 April 1917.[69][k]

Honour cup for victory in aerial combat

Duke Carl Eduard Medal with Swords clasp: 9 November 1916

War Merit Cross for heroic act (Lippe)

Brunswick War Merit Cross, 2nd Class

Wound Badge (1918) in Black

Saxon Military Order of St. Henry, Knight's Cross: 16 April 1917.

Württemberg Military Merit Order (Württemberg), Knight's Cross: 13 April 1917

Saxe-Ernestine House Order, Knight 1st Class with Swords (issued by the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha): 9 May 1917.

Hesse General Honour Decoration, "for Bravery"

Lippe War Honour Cross for Heroic Deeds, 2nd class: 13 October 1917.

Schaumburg-Lippe Cross for Faithful Service: 10 October 1917.

Bremen Hanseatic Cross: 25 September 1917.

Lübeck Hanseatic Cross: 22 September 1917.

Hamburg Hanseatic Cross

Austrian Order of the Iron Crown, 3rd Class with War Decoration: 8 August 1917.

Austrian Military Merit Cross, 3rd Class with War Decoration

Bulgarian Order of Bravery, 4th Class (1st Grade): 12 June 1917

Turkish Imtiaz Medal in Silver with Sabres

Turkish Liakat Medal in Silver with Sabres

Turkish War Medal ("Iron Crescent" or "Gallipoli Star"): 4 November 1917

German Army Pilot's Badge

German Army Observer's Badge

Austrian Field Pilot's Badge (Franz Joseph pattern)

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