Manfred von Richthofen quotes
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“Fight on and fly on to the last drop of blood and the last drop of fuel, to the last beat of the heart.”
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“I have had an experience which might perhaps be described as being shot down. At the same time, I call shot down only when one falls down. Today I got into trouble but I escaped with a whole skin.”
-- Manfred von RichthofenSource : Manfred von Richthofen (2009). “The Red Baron”, p.130, BoD – Books on Demand
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“Sometimes, however, the Gaelic blood asserts itself. The Frenchmen will then attack. But the French attacking spirit is like bottled lemonade. It lacks tenacity. The Englishmen, on the other hand, one notices that they are of Germanic blood. Sportsmen easily take to flying, and Englishmen see in flying nothing but a sport.”
-- Manfred von RichthofenSource : Manfred von Richthofen (2009). “The Red Baron”, p.128, BoD – Books on Demand
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“The murder of a man is still murder, even in wartime.”
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“What's the hurry? Are you afraid I won't come back?”
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“Everything in the air that is beneath me, especially if it is a one seater . . . is lost, for it cannot shoot to the rear.”
-- Manfred von RichthofenSource : Manfred Von Richthofen (2009). “The Red Baron”, p.134, Pen and Sword
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“In the heat of the Russian summer a sleeping car is the most horrible instrument of martyrdom imaginable.”
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“Of course, with the increasing number of aeroplanes one gains increased opportunities for shooting down one's enemies, but at the same time, the possibility of being shot down one's self increases.”
-- Manfred von RichthofenSource : Manfred von Richthofen (2009). “The Red Baron”, p.118, BoD – Books on Demand
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“One can become enthusiastic over anything. For a time I was delighted with bomb throwing. It gave me a tremendous pleasure to bomb those fellows from above.”
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“My dear Excellency! I have not gone to war to collect cheese and eggs, but for another purpose.”
-- Manfred von RichthofenSource : Manfred Von Richthofen (2009). “The Red Baron”, p.60, Pen and Sword
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“The duty of the fighter pilot is to patrol his area of the sky, and shoot down any enemy fighters in that area. Anything else is rubbish.”
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“Find the enemy and shoot him down. Anything else is nonsense.”
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“The quality of the box matters little. Success depends upon the man who sits in it.”
-- Manfred von RichthofenSource : Manfred von Richthofen (2009). “The Red Baron”, p.160, BoD – Books on Demand
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“I never was good at learning things. I did just enough work to pass. In my opinion it would have been wrong to do more than was just sufficient, so I worked as little as possible.”
-- Manfred von RichthofenSource : Manfred Von Richthofen (2009). “The Red Baron”, p.41, Pen and Sword
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“As a little boy of eleven I entered the Cadet Corps. I was not particularly eager to become a Cadet, but my father wished it. So my wishes were not consulted.”
-- Manfred von RichthofenSource : Manfred Von Richthofen (2009). “The Red Baron”, p.28, Pen and Sword
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“The English had hit upon a splendid joke. They intended to catch me or to bring me down.”
-- Manfred von RichthofenSource : "The Red Baron".
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“I started shooting when I was much too far away. That was merely a trick of mine. I did not mean so much as to hit him as to frighten him, and I succeeded in catching him. He began flying curves and this enabled me to draw near.”
-- Manfred von RichthofenSource : Manfred Von Richthofen (2009). “The Red Baron”, p.134, Pen and Sword
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“The aggressive spirit, the offensive, is the chief thing everywhere in war, and the air is no exception.”
-- Manfred von RichthofenSource : Manfred Von Richthofen (2009). “The Red Baron”, p.107, Pen and Sword
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“Success flourishes only in perseverance ceaseless, restless perseverance.”
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“If I should come out of this war alive, I will have more luck than brains.”
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“Whatever Boelcke told us was taken as Gospel!”
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“Everything depends on whether we have for opponents those French tricksters or those daring rascals, the English. I prefer the English. Frequently their daring can only be described as stupidity. In their eyes it may be pluck and daring.”
-- Manfred von RichthofenSource : Manfred von Richthofen (2009). “The Red Baron”, p.128, BoD – Books on Demand
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“When one has shot down one's first, second or third opponent, then one begins to find out how the trick is done.”
-- Manfred von RichthofenSource : Manfred Von Richthofen (2009). “The Red Baron”, p.93, Pen and Sword
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“It is a pity that my collection of trophies contains not a single Russian.”
-- Manfred von RichthofenSource : Manfred Von Richthofen (2009). “The Red Baron”, p.87, Pen and Sword
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“I honored the fallen enemy by placing a stone on his beautiful grave.”
-- Manfred von RichthofenSource : Manfred von Richthofen (2009). “The Red Baron”, p.114, BoD – Books on Demand
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