The Red Baron

The awesome and legendary Red Baron. The Ace of Aces. Der Rote Kampfflieger. Whatever name you know him by, he was the most awesome pilot the world had ever seen and his name lives on today. We tried to fit in as much as we could but we're thinking of doing a follow up video that will include other events from the Red Baron's life. If you would like to see them, please call out what we've missed.

[Yarnhub]

We're thinking of doing a follow up to this in a month or two as we couldn't fit everything in. Let us know if you think its a good idea and what we should include. Thanks for all the great comments !

[dasjager]

The thing that I love the most about this story is that when he is shot down, he is not treated like trash, like how you’d expect they would treat an enemy. He was treated with great respect. The amount of skill that he possessed was incredible, and the fact that the enemy was willing to admit that in the end is what makes it so rich. Rest In Peace, Red Baron.

[priffe]

It’s simply amazing how most people know about “The Red Baron” even without knowing who he was or anything about The Great War. He’s such a legend that even people who have no care for history know him as the red biplane fighter ace. That’s a legend if I’ve ever heard one.

[officialxverzusz]

Born a soldier

from the horse back
to the skies
Thats where the legend will arise!

[tgarsyaddd]

The Red Baron, was a true soldier. Not just his allies, but also his foes respected him. Not just in the land but also in the air. He deserves to be remembered. R.I.P, The Brave Red Baron

[thegrass]

I shed a tear when the British paid respect to the Red Baron saying "To Our Gallant And Worthy Foe".

[rmdhn]

R E S P E C T Is everything, whatever age, whatever era, friend or foe, Respect can't be ignored

[YosfTV]

For all the people who don't know, kaputt in english means broken.

[romeoroberts]

Hearing as a German last words:"kaputt" is really sad.

[Kemodreizehn]

Even the Enemy showed Respect to him...man back in the Days..People had way more Respect then today.

[jem]

"old pilots never die they just fly higher" - my shirt.

[sandweech]

"The french attacking spirt is like a bottle of lemonade"
You guys keep teasing the french when it's about the world wars haha

[Strothy]

"And he's flying
Higher!, the king of the sky!"

[kane]

It's pretty eerie how similar Richthofen's and Billy Bishop's stories are:
- They were initially cavalrymen.
- They WANTED to fight in the air.
- They were observers before being pilots.
- They were underperfoming pilots at first. (You could argue that Bishop was a good shot but a terrible pilot though.)
- They were aces with high victory counts.
No wonder why their encounter with each other ended in a draw; they were some of the greatest aces of the war.

EDIT: I fixed a wording error; it is debatable whether or not they were the greatest aces of the war. However, that is not to say that they were not some of the greatest aces in the war.

[yousslessboi]

"its not that big of a deal, its just another German fighte... ITS MANFRED VON RICHTHOFEN"

[janekzdunek]

Red Baron's story is actually the first one that made me think "War is a horror" because I've realised he wasn't even 30 when he died

[billwilson]

HIGHER
KING OF THE SKIES
HES FLYING TOO FAST HES FLYING TOO HIGH
HIGHER
AN EYE FOR AN EYE
*THE LEGEND WILL NEVER DIE*

[serbianslav]

🎵 *HIGHER, THE KING OF THE SKY* 🎵
🎵 *HE'S FLYING TOO FAST AND HE'S FLYING TOO HIGH* 🎵

🎵 *HIGHER, AN EYE FOR AN EYE* 🎵
🎵 *THE LEGEND WILL NEVER DIE* 🎵

[inkwellflood]

Notice how after his own injuries, becoming a victim of war, it changed him - empathy all of a sudden, i guess near death will mature you like nothing else.

A brave man none the less. ✊🏻🎩🤘🏻

[arjumandshahid]

Plane painter: I'll give you a green camouf-
The Red Baron: *how 'bout no?*