Person:Lothar von Richthofen (1)
2Lt Lothar Siegried von Richthofen
b.27 Sep 1894 Świdnica, Dolnoślaskie, Poland
d.4 Jul 1922 Hamburg, Germany
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  1. Elisabeth Ilse von Richthofen1890 - 1963
  2. Captain Manfred Albrecht von Richthofen1892 - 1918
  3. 2Lt Lothar Siegried von Richthofen1894 - 1922
  4. male von RichthofenBet 1901 & 1912 -
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Name[1][2] 2Lt Lothar Siegried von Richthofen
Gender Male
Birth[3] 27 Sep 1894 Świdnica, Dolnoślaskie, Poland
Military[1][2] From 1916 to 1917 GermanyGerman pilot
Military[2] Lt.4th Dragoons
Death[3] 4 Jul 1922 Hamburg, Germany
Reference Number? Q60392?
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Brothers in Arms.

    2014. "Brothers in Arms." American History 49, no. 1: 9. Biography Reference Bank (H.W. Wilson), EBSCOhost (accessed April 5, 2018).

    This work quotes another work - "The Reckless Richthofen," by O'Brien Browne, March 2014

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 von Richthofer, Manfred, and J. Ellis Barker. Red Battle Flyer. (Toronto : J. M. Dent, 1918).

    Manfred recounts some of the aerial encounters that his brother, Lothar, had. Lothar downed at least 52 aeroplanes. Keep in mind this version of von Richthofer's autobiography was censored by the German government. This may be an exaggeration.

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lothar Siegried von Richthofen, in Find A Grave.

    Lothar Siegried von Richthofen
    Birth: 27 Sep 1894 Świdnica, Dolnośląskie, Poland
    Death: 4 Jul 1922 (aged 27) Fuhlsbuettel, Hamburg-Nord, Hamburg, Germany
    Burial: Garnisonfriedhof Cemetery (defunct), Świdnica, Dolnośląskie, Poland
    Memorial #: 22858902
    Bio: Younger brother of famous German fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen. Lothar was born into Prussian nobility, the third of four children for his father Albrecht and mother Kunigunde. During his service in WWI, he scored a total of 40 aerial victories during the First World War. He scored his final kill on August 12, 1918, shooting down a Sopwith Camel flown by English ace John Summers. The next day (August 13, 1918) he was shot in the thigh when his Fokker D. VII was fired upon by a Sopwith Camel. This injury deemed him no longer fit for combat duty and he remained in the Hamburg hospital until after the war.In 1919 he married Countess Doris Keyserlingk in Cammau, in an arranged ceremony. The couple had a daughter (Carmen Viola) and a son (Wolf-Manfred) They divorced in 1922, and shortly afterward, Lothar secured employment as a commercial pilot. He was traveling with American-born film actress Fern Andra (who was filming a movie in Germany at the time.) when the aircraft he was flying, a D1481 from Berlin to Hamburg stalled due to an engine failure, crashing into high-tension wires, killing him instantly. He was buried in Schweidnitz alongside his father. The plaque honoring him is at the family plot in Wiesbaden.Contributor's note: It should be noted that Schweidnitz is part of Lower Silesia, in southwestern Poland. Since it is not listed, Breslau was the closest I could come to getting the burial location correct.Some biographical information courtesy of http://www.wikipedia.org/
    Family Members
    Parents
    Albrecht Philipp von Richthofen 1859-1920
    Kunigunde von Schickfus und Neudorff von Richthofen 1868-1962
    Siblings
    Elisabeth Ilse von Richthofen von Reibnitz* 1890-1963
    Manfred von Richthofen* 1892-1918
    Created by: Jessica (46839429)
    Added: 12 Nov 2007
    URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22858902/lothar-siegried-von_richthofen
    Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 05 April 2018), memorial page for Lothar Siegried von Richthofen (27 Sep 1894–4 Jul 1922), Find A Grave Memorial no. 22858902, citing Garnisonfriedhof Cemetery (defunct), Świdnica, Dolnośląskie, Poland ; Maintained by Jessica (contributor 46839429) .

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