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Observer at Mackensen

Event ID: 106

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Der rote Kampfflieger von Rittmeister Manfred Freiherrn von Richthofen, 1917, 351.000 - 400.000, Verlag Ullstein & Co, Berlin-Wien

15 July 1915

50.233416763269105, 23.621321531058662
near Lviv
Rawa Ruska

Source ID: 4

Der rote Kampfflieger von Rittmeister Manfred Freiherrn von Richthofen, 1917, 351.000 - 400.000, Verlag Ullstein & Co, Berlin-Wien p.   

‘As an observer I might have been quite suitable in my capacity as a cavalryman; for after a fortnight I was sent out, to my great joy, to the only place where we still had a war of movement, namely Russia. Mackensen was just making his triumphal march. He had broken through at Gorlice, and I joined him as we took Rawa Ruska. One day in the army airfield, then I came to the famous Abt. 69, where I felt colossally stupid as a beginner. My guide was a ‘cannon’ – First Lieutenant Zeumer – who was already crooked and lame. Of the others, I’m the only one still alive today. This was actually my best time. It was very similar to the cavalry. Every day, in the mornings and afternoons, I was able to fly my reconnaissance. I brought home many a nice report.’

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