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Lothar von Richthofen [Germany]

Name:Lothar Freiherr von Richthofen
Country:Germany
Rank:Oberleutnant
Squadrons:Jasta 11
KG 4
Victories:40
Born:27 September 1894
Place of Birth:Breslau
Died:4 July 1922Killed In Flying Accident
Place of Death:Fuhlsbuettel
Ordre Pour le Mérite (Blue Max)
Knight's Cross with Swords of the Hohenzollern House Order
Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Class
Lothar von Richthofen

Notes
The younger brother of Manfred von Richthofen, Lothar von Richthofen was credited with shooting down English ace, Albert Ball. His last victory of the war came on 12 August 1918 when he shot down a Sopwith Camel flown by English ace John Summers. Wounded in action the following day, Richthofen's Fokker D.VII was shot down over the Somme by a Sopwith Camel.

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