Punainen lentohävittäjä

by Manfred Richthofen

"Punainen lentohävittäjä" by Freiherr von Manfred Richthofen is a memoir written in 1917. The legendary German fighter pilot, credited with 80 aerial victories and known as the Red Baron, recounts his combat experiences during World War I. Written under military propaganda supervision and subjected to wartime censorship, the original text was edited and sanitized. Later editions revealed Richthofen's true voice, including his conflicted feelings about aerial combat and his disavowal of the book's initial tone before his death in 1918.