Death of the Red Baron

[Gil Boyd]

Bob,
The remains of the engine and other objets d'art belonging to the brave Baron are indeed in the Imperial War Museum in London
On checking the location of his medals, they are in the San Diego Air Museum donated by his grand daughter.

Out of the 90 allied aircraft shot down by him or attributed to him, 83 were British pilots. He certainly was someone who had "his eye in" when it came to firing the twin Spandaus on his airframe.

A list of Manfred Von Richthofen's awards and medals are :-

Orden Pour le Merit - Prussia
Order of the Red Eagle, 3d class, w/Crown & Swords - Prussia
Iron Cross, 1st Class - Prussia
War Merit Cross, 1st Class – Lippe
Order of Bravery, 4th Class – Bulgaria
Imtjaz Medal, w/Swords – Turkey
Liskat Medal, w/Swords – Turkey
War Medal (aka Iron Crescent/Gallipoli Star) – Turkey
Pilot’s Badge – Prussia
Pilot’s Badge – Austria-Hungary

Worn on the Order Bar:

Iron Cross, 2nd Class – Prussia
Order of the House of Hohenzollern, Knight’s Cross w/Swords – Prussia
Military Order of St Henry, Knight’s Cross – Saxony
Order of the house of Ernestine, Knight’s Cross, 1st Class w/Swords – Saxony
Order of Military Merit, 3d Class, w/Crown & Swords – Bavaria
Order of Military Merit, Knight’s Cross - Wurttemburg
Duke Carl Edward Medal, w/Swords on Band – Sax-Coburg-Gotha
General Honor Medal for Bravery – Hessen
Cross for Faithful Service – Schaumburg-Lippe
War Merit Cross, 2nd Class – Brunswick
Wound Badge - Prussia
Hanseatic Cross - Lubeck
Hanseatic Cross - Bremen
Hanseatic Cross - Hamburg
Order of the Iron Crown, Knight’s Cross, w/War Decoration – Austria Hungary