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Wolfram von Richthofen was a distant cousin of the late Manfred von Richthofen and one of only a few select officers in the Luftwaffe to have attained the highest rank of generalfeldmarschall.

Wolfram Freiherr (Baron) von Richthofen (10 October 1895 - 12 July 1945) was a German general and field marshal during World War II. He was born on the estate Barzdorf, near Striegau, Lower Silesia. During World War I he served in a German cavalry unit. In 1918 he learnt to fly fighter aircraft and was transferred to the air force. In March 1918 he was assigned to Jasta 11 fighter squadron, and by the end of the war he shot down eight aircraft, which gave him the title of flying ace. On 18 September, 1920, he married Jutta von Selchow (1896 - 1991) at Breslau (now the city of Wrocław in Poland). They had three children.

In 1933 he joined the Luftwaffe. From 1936, he was one of the commanding officers in the Legion Condor in the Spanish Civil War. On July 17, 1941, General der Flieger von Richthofen, then the commanding general of VIII Fliegerkorps, became only the 26th recipient (out of an eventual 890 from all branches of the armed forces) of the Knight's Cross with Oakleaves (Ritterkreuz mit Eichenlaub). On 16 February, 1943, he became one of only six officers in the Luftwaffe in the history of the Third Reich to be promoted to the rank of generalfeldmarschall. (The others were Göring, who had held the rank from 1938 until his promotion to reichsmarschall in July 1940, Kesselring, Milch, Sperrle, and when the Third Reich was within days of falling, von Greim.) However, von Richthofen was retired on medical grounds in late 1944 and he died in American captivity at Bad Ischl on July 12, 1945.

At the time of the Battle of Stalingrad, Hitler was assured by Field Marshal Hermann Göring that the Luftwaffe could supply the Sixth Army by air, and as a result, Hitler denied the request of Field Marshal Friedrich Paulus to retreat from the city. Wolfram von Richthofen, then head of the 4th Air Fleet (Luftflotte 4), tried in vain to overturn this decision to try to supply the entire German Sixth Army by air, without success.

He was a distant cousin of the German World War I flying ace Manfred von Richthofen, who was known as the Red Baron and who had shot down 80 enemy aircraft before being killed in action in 1918, and his younger brother Lothar von Richthofen, who shot down 40 enemy aircraft.

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-[[Image:Wolfram_von_Richthofen.jpg|thumb|right|150 px|Wolfram von Richthofen was a distant cousin of the late Manfred von Richthofen and one of only a few select officers in the ''Luftwaffe'' to have attained the highest rank of ''Generalfeldmarschall''.]]
+[[Image:Wolfram_von_Richthofen.jpg|thumb|right|150 px|Wolfram von Richthofen was a distant cousin of the late [[Manfred von Richthofen]] and one of only a few select officers in the ''[[Luftwaffe]]'' to have attained the highest rank of ''generalfeldmarschall''.]]
-'''Wolfram ''[[Freiherr]]''''' (Baron) '''von Richthofen''' ([[10 October]] [[1895]] - [[12 July]] [[1945]]) was a [[Germany|German]] General and Field Marshal during [[World War II]]. He was
+'''Wolfram ''[[Freiherr]]''''' (Baron) '''von Richthofen''' ([[10 October]] [[1895]] - [[12 July]] [[1945]]) was a [[Germany|German]] general and field marshal during [[World War II]]. He was born on the estate Barzdorf, near [[Striegau]], [[Lower Silesia]]. During World War I he served in a German [[cavalry]] unit.  In [[1918]] he learnt to fly fighter aircraft and was transferred to the air force. In March 1918 he was assigned to [[Jasta 11]] fighter squadron, and by the end of the war he shot down eight aircraft, which gave him the title of [[flying ace]]. On 18 September, [[1920]], he married Jutta von Selchow (1896 - 1991) at Breslau (now the city of [[Wrocław]] in [[Poland]]). They had three children.
-born on the estate Barzdorf, near [[Striegau]], [[Lower Silesia]]. During World War I he was serving in a German [[cavalry]] unit, in [[1918]] he learnt to fly fighter aircraft and was transferred to the airforce. In March 1918 he was assigned to [[Jasta 11]] fighter squadron, and by the end of the war he shot down eight aircraft, which gave him the title of [[flying ace]]. On 18 September, [[1920]], he married Jutta von Selchow (1896-1991) at Breslau (now the city of [[Wrocław]] in [[Poland]]). They had three children.
-In [[1933]] he joined the [[Luftwaffe]]. From 1936, he was one of commanding officers in [[Legion Condor]] in the [[Spanish Civil War]]. On July 17, [[1941]], ''[[General]] der Flieger'' von Richthofen, then the commanding general of VIII ''Fliegerkorps'', became only the 26th recipient (out of an eventual 890 from all branches of the armed forces) of the [[Knight's Cross]] with Oakleaves (''Ritterkreuz mit Eichenlaub''). On 16 February, [[1943]], he became only one of six officers in the ''[[Luftwaffe]]'' in the history of the [[Third Reich]] to be promoted to the rank of ''[[Generalfeldmarschall]]''.  (The others were [[Hermann Göring|Göring]], who had held the rank from 1938 until his promotion to ''Reichsmarschall'' in July 1940, [[Albert Kesselring|Kesselring]], [[Erhard Milch|Milch]], [[Hugo Sperrle|Sperrle]], and when the Third Reich was within days of falling, [[Robert Ritter von Greim|von Greim]].)  However, von Richthofen was retired on medical grounds in late [[1944]] and he died in American captivity at [[Bad Ischl]] on [[July 12]], [[1945]].
+In [[1933]] he joined the [[Luftwaffe]]. From 1936, he was one of the commanding officers in the [[Legion Condor]] in the [[Spanish Civil War]]. On July 17, [[1941]], ''[[General]] der Flieger'' von Richthofen, then the commanding general of VIII ''Fliegerkorps'', became only the 26th recipient (out of an eventual 890 from all branches of the armed forces) of the [[Knight's Cross]] with Oakleaves (''Ritterkreuz mit Eichenlaub''). On 16 February, [[1943]], he became one of only six officers in the ''[[Luftwaffe]]'' in the history of the [[Third Reich]] to be promoted to the rank of ''[[generalfeldmarschall]]''.  (The others were [[Hermann Göring|Göring]], who had held the rank from 1938 until his promotion to ''reichsmarschall'' in July 1940, [[Albert Kesselring|Kesselring]], [[Erhard Milch|Milch]], [[Hugo Sperrle|Sperrle]], and when the Third Reich was within days of falling, [[Robert Ritter von Greim|von Greim]].)  However, von Richthofen was retired on medical grounds in late [[1944]] and he died in American captivity at [[Bad Ischl]] on [[July 12]], [[1945]].
-At the time of the Battle of Stalingrad, Hitler was assured by Field Marshall Hermann Göring that the Luftwaffe could supply the Sixth Army by air, and as a result, Hitler denied the request of Field Marshall Friedrich Paulus to retreat from the city. Wolfram von Richthofen, then head of the 4th Air Fleet (Luftflotte 4), tried in vain to overturn this decision to try to supply the entire German Sixth Army by air, without success.
+At the time of the Battle of Stalingrad, Hitler was assured by Field Marshal Hermann Göring that the Luftwaffe could supply the Sixth Army by air, and as a result, Hitler denied the request of Field Marshal Friedrich Paulus to retreat from the city. Wolfram von Richthofen, then head of the 4th Air Fleet (Luftflotte 4), tried in vain to overturn this decision to try to supply the entire German Sixth Army by air, without success.
-He was a distant cousin of the German World War One flying aces, [[Manfred von Richthofen|Manfred von Richthofen]], who was known as the Red Baron and who had shot down 80 enemy aircraft before being killed in action in 1918, and his younger brother [[Lothar von Richthofen]], who shot down 40 enemy aircraft.
+He was a distant cousin of the German World War I flying ace [[Manfred von Richthofen|Manfred von Richthofen]], who was known as the Red Baron and who had shot down 80 enemy aircraft before being killed in action in 1918, and his younger brother [[Lothar von Richthofen]], who shot down 40 enemy aircraft.
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