Top 17 Quotes by Manfred von Richthofen

Now I am within thirty yards of him. He must fall. The gun pours out its stream of lead. Then it jams. Then it reopens fire. That jam almost saved his life.

The English had hit upon a splendid joke. They intended to catch me or to bring me down.

In the heat of the Russian summer a sleeping car is the most horrible instrument of martyrdom imaginable.

There were sometimes from forty to sixty English machines, but unfortunately the Germans were often in the minority. With them quality was more important than quantity.

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.

It is a pity that my collection of trophies contains not a single Russian.

I honored the fallen enemy by placing a stone on his beautiful grave.