Baron Von Richthofen

[pickelhauben]

Hey Guys,

I tried a quick google and was unable to find the info I wanted.

Does anybody know what Regt. the Baron was in ?

And would anybody have a picture of his Uhlan helmet or the type he would have worn ?

Thanks.

 

[SkipperJohn]

Manfred von Richthofen was in the Ulanen-Regiment Kaiser Alexander der III. von Russland (1. Westpreußisches) Nr. 1 ("1st Emperor Alexander III of Russia Uhlan Regiment (1st West Prussian)") and was assigned to the regiment's 3. Eskadron ("No. 3 Squadron"). (Preussen 1914, p.400).

John

 

[pickelhauben]

Manfred von Richtoffen was in the Ulanen-Regiment Kaiser Alexander der III. von Russland (1. Westpreußisches) Nr. 1 ("1st Emperor Alexander III of Russia Uhlan Regiment (1st West Prussian)") and was assigned to the regiment's 3. Eskadron ("No. 3 Squadron"). (Preussen 1914, p.400).

John

Thanks for the info.

So his Uhlan helmet would have had a standard guilt line eagle ( smaller uhlan eagle wappen ) ?

 

[SkipperJohn]

Manfred von Richtoffen was in the Ulanen-Regiment Kaiser Alexander der III. von Russland (1. Westpreußisches) Nr. 1 ("1st Emperor Alexander III of Russia Uhlan Regiment (1st West Prussian)") and was assigned to the regiment's 3. Eskadron ("No. 3 Squadron"). (Preussen 1914, p.400).

John

Thanks for the info.

So his Uhlan helmet would have had a standard guilt line eagle ( smaller uhlan eagle wappen ) ?

I believe that he would have worn a Tschapka with a gilt first pattern grenadier eagle.
Tony has one here: http://www.kaisersbunker.com/dunkelblau/helmets/dbh53.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

John

 

[Adler]

In my humble opinion, you should spell the Guy's name in the correct way...

Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen

Adler

 

[Khukri]

Rittmeister

 

[b.loree]

All that I can add, is that his tschapka was placed on the coffin in the film sequence where he was returned to the soil of the "Fatherland".

 

[pickelhauben]

In my humble opinion, you should spell the Guy's name in the correct way...

Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen

Adler

K

 

[PICKELMAX]

Hi friends,

Here is his Tschapka on the coffin :
http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205213463" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
and here :

And the Red Baron's Tschapka was something like that : mod 1889/94 for officier with the "Alte Regimenter" wappen.

Coll 407 by Max Pickelmax, sur Flickr

 

[cptbob]

Manfred von Richthofen was in the Ulanen-Regiment Kaiser Alexander der III. von Russland (1. Westpreußisches) Nr. 1 ("1st Emperor Alexander III of Russia Uhlan Regiment (1st West Prussian)") and was assigned to the regiment's 3. Eskadron ("No. 3 Squadron"). (Preussen 1914, p.400).

John

I've heard that he painted his plane red because that was the facing color of the 1st UR.

 

[aicusv]

I understand that there was much of him in that coffin.