Manfred von Richthofen, better known as the Red Baron, was one of the most popular figures of the Great War. Until his death in April 1918, he was one of the best pilots and revolutionized aerial warfare with his skills and his adaptation of the Dicta Boelcke. But who was Manfred von Richthofen and how did he become one of the aces of the war, idolized by friends and enemies alike?
