Who Killed The Red Baron? (WW1 Documentary)

In April 1918 Manfred Von Richthofen, better known as the Red Baron was at the height of his fame. With 80 aerial victories, he was the most successful fighter pilot of WW1. This WW1 History Documentary explores his remarkable career and his final flight, examining the available evidence surrounding his death and who fired the fatal shots.
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  • @BattleGuideVT
    @BattleGuideVT Жыл бұрын

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  • @knuthamsun6106

    @knuthamsun6106

    Жыл бұрын

    Q: why did Hitler put a bounty on this B-17 gunner A: he didn’t. the end.

  • @leojablonski2309

    @leojablonski2309

    Жыл бұрын

    Excellent production

  • @OleDirtyMacSanchez

    @OleDirtyMacSanchez

    9 ай бұрын

    Richthofen I'd say was initially hit by Roy Brown, but didn't die from that. More than likely the finishing shots came from one of the ground troops that rushed to the plane after it had crashed. Reason is very simple, don't let Germany have back one of it's most potent weapons and destroy the symbol that Richthofen had become, his death was a demoralizing blow to the German Forces.

  • @OleDirtyMacSanchez

    @OleDirtyMacSanchez

    9 ай бұрын

    Your analysis of who did the deed and what they did to the plane further solidifies my consensus. The shelling of the plane was covering what was done by a ground troop. Whether the murder of Richthofen was accidental or ordered is the question.

  • @OleDirtyMacSanchez

    @OleDirtyMacSanchez

    4 ай бұрын

    @@highcountrydelatite That's kind of true, yes. Rules of War can get blurry. Though in general articles of War you're not supposed to kill the injured, sick, or dying. It was still an Assassination, but one they couldn't afford not to do. Though if they had just captured him instead, the War might've been shortened.

  • @Sandi2105
    @Sandi2105 Жыл бұрын

    I live in Wiesbaden and have passed his grave several times. He's buried not far from my mother. At first, I didn't know I was passing THE Red Baron. But my Dad told me at some point. Such a fascinating story.

  • @Michael-of8gg

    @Michael-of8gg

    9 ай бұрын

    I lived in Kirtzenheim. Went to Kaiserslaughtern high school. The history of Germany is fascinating. I was a sophmore when the wall came down.

  • @weskarcher483

    @weskarcher483

    5 ай бұрын

    I passed thru Wiesbaden a couple of years ago, nice place. Also visited Nuremberg, Vilseck and Munich. Toured castle Neuschwanstein and traveled all over Germany in a black 2015 Dodge Challenger. The weather and air quality hasn't changed much from what I can remember growing up in the early 1970's in Augsburg. Moved back to Texas in August of 1976 and have been here ever since. 🇨🇱

  • @robertmalfy8552

    @robertmalfy8552

    3 ай бұрын

    I was stationed in Wiesbaden with the American army in 1971 I loved the area and especially the people

  • @weskarcher483

    @weskarcher483

    3 ай бұрын

    Do you remember when Muhammad Ali visited Germany? I was in 2nd grade when he visited our school May of 1976. He asked some kids to come up and spar with him, three kids were lifted up in the back of the truck and they asked me if I wanted to join in but I was too afraid and declined. 😄

  • @4ljc433

    @4ljc433

    Ай бұрын

    As an American I feel for the loved ones that he shot down, but I do respect him as an airmanship and dedication. War turns good men into enemies.

  • @crazyralph6386
    @crazyralph638611 ай бұрын

    The fact that the Allies had a full military funeral for the guy, speaks volumes.

  • @ladela7348

    @ladela7348

    9 ай бұрын

    Back then much of the junior officers in most European armies were from minor nobility like the Von Richthofens. In WWI most British and German officers killed were Captains leading from the front, many of whom were noblemen. They still viewed war as something to be fought with honour.

  • @paulfri1569

    @paulfri1569

    6 ай бұрын

    Australia mate 🤠

  • @SteveT-0

    @SteveT-0

    2 ай бұрын

    The sad part is, they gave him a better funeral than they did for our own heroes. (for example James McCudden)

  • @PointyTailofSatan
    @PointyTailofSatan Жыл бұрын

    A very interesting footnote: Wop May, the pilot the Baron was chasing when shot down, survived the war, and later moved to the Yukon, the arctic region of Canada, and become a bush pilot. Here, May become part of one of the greatest RCMP manhunts in history, the famous hunt for the "Mad Trapper of Rat River", Albert Johnson. Johnson, who was an arctic survivalist of almost supernatural skill, and a crack shot with the rifle, had shot one Mountie, and killed another in firefights with the RCMP. Making his escape in the middle of the arctic winter, Johnson, using only snowshoes, managed to elude a huge posse of Mounties and native trackers on dogsleds for weeks, even crossing a mountain range in the middle of an arctic blizzard, to the disbelief of those chasing him. Desperate for more help, the RCMP hired Wop May to hunt for Johnson from the air. Eventually, May found him, and guided the RCMP to him, where in a major firefight on a frozen river, Johnson was killed. So if the Baron had killed May in WWI, Johnson probably would have escaped the RCMP, and the legendary Mad Trapper manhunt would have failed.

  • @craigcrawford6749

    @craigcrawford6749

    Жыл бұрын

    I grew up in Saskatchewan in the sixties and an old trapper lived nearby. I heard all about Albert Johnson when I was a kid. My parents told me that the old trapper, named Slater, was involved in that case. Another interesting footnote, the small community I was living in was filled with German immigrants. Mainly post WWI. All of their homes had amazing pictures of German soldiers.

  • @silence-humility-calmness

    @silence-humility-calmness

    Жыл бұрын

    @@craigcrawford6749 its amazing how the plot of this story sounds so western typical, i am wondering what the movie reiteration of it is as there is no doubt in mind of its existence,,,,,,,,,,of course a light search and i wonder no more🤣🤣🤣its called the mad trapper!!

  • @stefancocciolone3277

    @stefancocciolone3277

    Жыл бұрын

    Gail of a tail Macon tail Gail ! Galatians 4:12

  • @rottensteak508

    @rottensteak508

    Жыл бұрын

    What is a trapper?

  • @miket7390

    @miket7390

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@rottensteak508they use traps to hunt animals mostly for their fur.

  • @beebop9808
    @beebop9808 Жыл бұрын

    I think it most refreshing to be reminded of days gone by, the honor and respect held among men. Even extended to his enemy in the most trying of times. The loss of such character far greater than the fate of any war.

  • @emmgeevideo

    @emmgeevideo

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh please... This was World War I. Death was cheap from machine guns and gas. "Honor" my ass.

  • @MandeepSingh-vt9hl

    @MandeepSingh-vt9hl

    Жыл бұрын

    It still exist but it is rare. Very rare

  • @cooldudicus7668

    @cooldudicus7668

    Жыл бұрын

    On both sides of the war, a pilot who was shot down and killed was buried with honors. Teddy Roosevelt's son was killed by Germans and was buried with full military honors by the Germans.

  • @emmgeevideo

    @emmgeevideo

    Жыл бұрын

    @@cooldudicus7668 Quaint custom. It means nothing in the grand scheme of things. World War I was completely unnecessary. It erupted because the antique imperial governments on all sides weren't able to use their heads and instead consigned a generation to death and destruction. Worse, it sowed the seeds for WW II which eclipsed WW I in very measure of cruelty and horror. That led to vast economic deprivation across the globe and the emergence of the Cold War. The ridiculous land grab in the Middle East in 1919 sewed the seeds of Islamic rebellion against the West and the terrorist wars of the late 20th and early 21st century. A few cute little funerals "with honors" are a spec of dust in the face of this horror. "Refreshing"? "Character"? Bulls**t. WW I was complete and utter horror.

  • @WiffGiff

    @WiffGiff

    Жыл бұрын

    There was no honor in this war

  • @lesjones5684
    @lesjones56843 ай бұрын

    Snoppy killed the red baron 😂😂😂

  • @Robertclements-tb4bw

    @Robertclements-tb4bw

    Ай бұрын

    Yes yes he did

  • @simon_aviation

    @simon_aviation

    Ай бұрын

    Real

  • @thefatherfintanstack

    @thefatherfintanstack

    Ай бұрын

    Snoppy. SNOPPY?

  • @Djbandit23

    @Djbandit23

    Ай бұрын

    Factual

  • @samueljusino2944

    @samueljusino2944

    Ай бұрын

    Snoopy 😂😢😮

  • @rxw5520
    @rxw5520 Жыл бұрын

    We’ve come so far in warfare over the past 100 years, but if you ever want to see how far we’ve regressed as human beings, watch the video of the Australians’ funeral for von Richthofen. This amount of respect for an enemy could never happen today.

  • @sylversyrfer6894

    @sylversyrfer6894

    Жыл бұрын

    Respect for a great warrior. Such ideals are all but lost in this day and age.

  • @williammickelson403

    @williammickelson403

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sylversyrfer6894 I think a lot of people understand the danger of that mentality however.

  • @rxw5520

    @rxw5520

    Жыл бұрын

    @@GrandpaLink I hope you’re being sarcastic lol. Otherwise you’re proving my point.

  • @evilpandakillabzonattkoccu4879

    @evilpandakillabzonattkoccu4879

    Жыл бұрын

    When Osama was killed....he was shot 3 times in the face, then tossed in to the ocean. 🤦‍♂️ According to the government. It's an odd story but it's a perfect example of your point. Then again: he was a terrorist, which was a way to make an enemy look worse than an military enemy.

  • @evilpandakillabzonattkoccu4879

    @evilpandakillabzonattkoccu4879

    Жыл бұрын

    Then again: I have seen images and heard tank crews mention that they had a picture of erwin rommel in their tanks (particularly, one tank Commander mentioned that he had captured Iraqi tank crews asked 'why would you have a picture of your enemy in your tank?' and the Commander replied something like 'Maybe if you had studied his tactics, youd understand why you were captured'. I'm paraphrasing and likely horribly). so, there is that...but that still nothing like the respect show to The Red Baron, who is still seen as an amazing fighter to this day.

  • @Nutzkie2001
    @Nutzkie20019 ай бұрын

    The fatal shot was almost certainly taken by Snowy Evans. Cedric Popkin was closer and had the proper angle just before Richtoffen flipped that 180 around the factory, but according to his own after-action report, he was reloading at that time. Evans, although shooting from a far greater range than Popkin, was the only one with a functioning weapon at that key moment when the Baron exposed his right flank. Sadly, the story of Snowy Evans took a turn for the worse following the Great War. Haunted by his experiences in the trenches, he returned to his native Australia, became an alcoholic and ultimately died destitute, never knowing that he was the man who shot down a legend.

  • @teamchoko001

    @teamchoko001

    9 ай бұрын

    100% cedric was the head of post office in cloncurry until he retired ,he came to the isa on saturdays for shopping, he had a ww2 vet buddy whom he told that he knew his shot downed him,as he took the shot, its wings dipped to the left confiming he had been hit,,, not bad for a man with one leg. he mentioned everyone claimed they did it but let just let them go on about it.

  • @bhut1571

    @bhut1571

    3 ай бұрын

    Same fate for my great uncle who went to Britain from Canada and served in the British rather than Canadian Army. Lost to alcohol after WW1.

  • @jugghead-1975
    @jugghead-1975 Жыл бұрын

    One of the best Red Baron documentaries I've watched ! Well done mate 👏

  • @deermeatfordinner
    @deermeatfordinner Жыл бұрын

    That was an absolutely incredible video!!! You did an amazing job presenting and keeping it real. I believe the ground gunner to the bottom right was the one who made the fatal shot.

  • @BattleGuideVT

    @BattleGuideVT

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks very much, really glad you enjoyed it, and congrats to you on a great channel!

  • @TomMason82

    @TomMason82

    Жыл бұрын

    I beleave it was popkin who shot him. if that red line is somewhat correct flight line, i think he was shot long before brown even fired. I think he was hit just before they went past Popkin where the last sharpish turn left happens then the slow arc to the right before the final shart right turn when brown fired.

  • @johntitor1984

    @johntitor1984

    Жыл бұрын

    @@BattleGuideVT was definitely that final right Shart turn before brown fired 🤣

  • @jonathanwillard1776

    @jonathanwillard1776

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes I agree, Mr. Tom Mason is correct I believe,the science defined what happened,as the narrator explained. The trajectory and angles and time-line show who squeezed off the fatal shot as I imagine if that weren't true there would be more significant explanations. Well there is my use of larger words than I am use to using. And I also feel the broken heart for the pilot that went to visit the deceased Ace. What a shame, to lose such an intelligent,dedicated,Brave soldier, to lose such an asset and human being as such to tell his future students and maybe children and gra d children the great stories of the countless victories and battles he endured is more Legendary than any Ace I've ever heard or seen. R.I.P Red Baron..( with all due respect)..

  • @jonathanwillard1776

    @jonathanwillard1776

    Жыл бұрын

    Oy it's really hilarious TITor grow up..

  • @stevesma
    @stevesma Жыл бұрын

    So my grandpa actually met the the cousin of the Red Baron, My grandpa flew on the German side. He had so many great stories. He met the desert fox, before he was a general

  • @peterphillips570
    @peterphillips570 Жыл бұрын

    A fantastic video! My story will add nothing to the 'who shot the Red Baron' debate. But here it is anyway. In about 1988 I visited an old man in a nursing hospital here in Melbourne, Australia. His name was Fred Woolley (40th Battalion, AIF). He was 94 at the time and witnessed the death of the Red Baron (although he referred to him as the 'Red Devil'.) Mr Woolley was one of the first to the plane and 'souvenired' Richthofen's field glasses (binoculars). Australians like to claim that it was an Aussie Lewis Gunner who shot the Red Baron down. Interestingly, Mr Woolley, who viewed the entire events, thought that 'it was the airman' who shot him down. What happened to the Red Baron's field glasses? Mr Woolley had almost reached his home state of Tasmania when the troop ship stopped at Adelaide to drop off South Australian troops. The troops going on to Tasmania were allow ashore to shower. When Mr Woolley returned to the ship his kit bag had been rifled. The glasses were stolen! So somewhere around Adelaide the Red Baron's binoculars are lying around!

  • @rubyrosebuds
    @rubyrosebuds Жыл бұрын

    Congrats on a very well done video! A lot of fascinating detail is provided, including a good analysis of the shot that took the Red Baron's life. I read Manfred von Richthofen's book years ago, so the subject was not totally new, but I really enjoyed watching the video that brought not only his career, but the history of aviation, to life. Thank you for the excellent video.

  • @BattleGuideVT

    @BattleGuideVT

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your kind words. Glad you enjoyed the documentary.

  • @robertbruce1887

    @robertbruce1887

    Жыл бұрын

    Good documentary, next time get a Canadian voice for Roy Brown. Quite touched by how regretful he felt about the Red Baron's death.

  • @redblack8414

    @redblack8414

    6 ай бұрын

    @@robertbruce1887 Having regrets for killing Von Richthofen was ridiculous. The baron had shot down 80 of Brown's comrades. The thing to do was to get rid of Richthofen so that he would not kill more allied pilots.

  • @lovrosmrekar4922
    @lovrosmrekar4922 Жыл бұрын

    Loved the detail of research and all the lesser known facts mentioned. Keep it up!

  • @BattleGuideVT

    @BattleGuideVT

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you.

  • @jjjnettie
    @jjjnettie Жыл бұрын

    An excellent account! I was fortunate enough to know one of those Australian Infantry men, Sargent Ted (Edward) Smout, one of the first on the scene, who "guarded" the Baron and his downed plane. I'll have to check his memoirs, but I think he heard the Barons final word "Kaput", and while he publicly denied taking a souvenir, I remember him saying something about his boots. Australian 60 Minutes did a piece on him before he passed in the early 2000's.

  • @jjjnettie

    @jjjnettie

    Жыл бұрын

    A KZread search "Ted Smout Interview" will bring up a couple of links to videos with him, chatting about his life. He was still getting around, quite actively at 103yrs old. He would walk down the hill to the shops to buy his groceries, then he would put his thumb out to hitch a ride back up the hill. That's how I got to know him. Chatting during the short ride to his house.

  • @erichall6009

    @erichall6009

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jjjnettie That is amazing!

  • @allansbullet

    @allansbullet

    Жыл бұрын

    Here in New Zealand, near Blenheim is the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre. Much of it is funded by Sir Peter Jackson who directed the Lord Of The Rings movies. It's a fantastic WW 1 warbirds museum. On display there is a black cross on a white background surrounded by red fabric which was actually cut from the fuselage of Richtofen's plane. It was evidently souvenired by an Australian or New Zealand soldier if I remember right.

  • @LEF3133

    @LEF3133

    Жыл бұрын

    @@allansbullet I wonder if that is the same piece I saw at the Australian War Museum in Canberra a few years ago.

  • @seanodwyer4322

    @seanodwyer4322

    9 ай бұрын

    @@jjjnettie 103 is god age for a male

  • @ulazygit
    @ulazygit9 ай бұрын

    Brilliant video - throughly enjoyed this! 😊

  • @dereksendrak
    @dereksendrak Жыл бұрын

    I’ve read a lot about the Red Baron, fantastic video my man!! Job well done!

  • @alex4833
    @alex4833 Жыл бұрын

    Great video! I want to learn more about World War I and I found this video to be well made and informative. I'm also interested to learn about aviation and the usage of aircraft in war, so this intrigued me. Keep up the nice work.

  • @BattleGuideVT

    @BattleGuideVT

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you... very glad you enjoyed it.

  • @alex4833

    @alex4833

    Жыл бұрын

    @@BattleGuideVT You're welcome. :) I appreciate your videos and hard work.

  • @Psychiatrick
    @Psychiatrick Жыл бұрын

    The seat from the Red Baron's plane sits at the Royal Canadian Military Institute in Toronto, Canada, University Avenue.

  • @RNemy509
    @RNemy509 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent video, i enjoyed it and learned some new details. Thank you

  • @rentonarc
    @rentonarc Жыл бұрын

    Beautifully done . Thank you

  • @BattleGuideVT

    @BattleGuideVT

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the kind words.

  • @jessealexander2695
    @jessealexander2695 Жыл бұрын

    Good stuff Dan and team!

  • @BattleGuideVT

    @BattleGuideVT

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much Jesse.

  • @michaelwise535
    @michaelwise535 Жыл бұрын

    This may sound strange but as a child he was my childhood hero. I knew everything about him. He made WW1 become alive.

  • @nbebd

    @nbebd

    Жыл бұрын

    its not sound strange after all he was war hero having great number of kills , soldier did fight for their country and politicians but after all we are human beings and we have same feelings, family and friends.

  • @draz1556

    @draz1556

    Жыл бұрын

    well ww1 did not need the baron to be ‘alive’ i recon tho

  • @spankynater4242

    @spankynater4242

    Жыл бұрын

    Bobby Brady idolized Jesse James, that didn’t go so well for him.

  • @brianwilcox3478

    @brianwilcox3478

    Жыл бұрын

    For me he still is.

  • @dougjohnson8552

    @dougjohnson8552

    Жыл бұрын

    Why would you feel bad it’s not like he was part of hitlers nazis

  • @dereksendrak
    @dereksendrak Жыл бұрын

    Amazing video! Great job

  • @DavidFletcher566
    @DavidFletcher566 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent video. Thanks!

  • @mikemorris1760
    @mikemorris1760 Жыл бұрын

    And all this time I thought Snoopy shot down the Red Baron. LOL

  • @Zogerpogger
    @Zogerpogger Жыл бұрын

    I'm quite pleased to have discovered this channel (Thanks to Epic History TV), and am excited to watch more of your documentaries!

  • @BattleGuideVT

    @BattleGuideVT

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much.

  • @jimbojet8728
    @jimbojet87284 ай бұрын

    A fantastic vid. I have thoroughly enjoyed it. Thank you.

  • @mohnjayer
    @mohnjayer Жыл бұрын

    Just heard about your work from Vlogging Through History. Amazing video!

  • @mepm
    @mepm10 ай бұрын

    My fathers best friend was gunner Buie's son. He had pieces of the crashed plane and interestingly he gave a piece of it to Roy Orbison while he was touring Australia. Apparently Orbison was fascinated by the red baron story.

  • @fearlessfosdick160
    @fearlessfosdick160 Жыл бұрын

    It was almost certainly Sergeant Cedric Popkin. Richthofen was not shot from behind but rather through his side. Out of all the different angles that have been worked out that people were shooting from, Popkin was the only one who could have made that shot at that 800-yard distance.

  • @smithwesson7765

    @smithwesson7765

    Жыл бұрын

    Richthofen was shot in the back just below his right shoulder blade and the round cipped his aorta penetrating his chest and exiting just below his left nipple. The round was recovered from his wallet. The round later "disappeared". So, the caliber and weight can never be confirmed. Blood loss would have been extreme and it was likely that he flew the aircraft as long as he was concious, perhaps a minute or two. He did not crash instantly but managed to control the aircraft until just before impact with the ground. He was discovered unmoving in the cockpit and had broken his jaw on impact with his guns charging handles. Had Popkins and the other Lewis gunners all concentrated their fire on the red Triplane, the Baron and his aircraft should have been riddled with holes yet, only one hole was found in each. When Brown fired his last burst he observed that the Triplane appeared to fly erratically before it went down. If we had access to the spent round, it could certainly answer some questions.

  • @JohnDavis-yz9nq

    @JohnDavis-yz9nq

    Жыл бұрын

    @@smithwesson7765 both of his arms were broken along with his left leg just below the knee. I did a thesis on this back in high school.

  • @jeffreybamford1171

    @jeffreybamford1171

    Жыл бұрын

    He was shot by an Australian on the ground

  • @gooberdoober2286

    @gooberdoober2286

    Жыл бұрын

    @@smithwesson7765 a bullet through the heart would give him around 10 seconds before he stopped functioning maybe enough time to think about and switch of the engine. Brown had not killed the Baron. He was far off and too much time elapsed between his burst of fire and the aircraft crashing. The bullets path is all wrong for Brown as he was shooting from behind whereas the bullet went basically sideways through the Barons chest. There has been good research that places the kill shot coming from the ground.

  • @johnnyc1227

    @johnnyc1227

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@smithwesson7765the rounds fired by airplane & ground MG's would have been .303

  • @chrispurzer9461
    @chrispurzer9461 Жыл бұрын

    Congratulations on this excellent, objective and respectful production.

  • @BattleGuideVT

    @BattleGuideVT

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much!

  • @redwandennaoui4508
    @redwandennaoui450811 ай бұрын

    Brilliant documentary, very well researched.

  • @JitendraKumar-tt3ht
    @JitendraKumar-tt3ht Жыл бұрын

    I came across "The Red Baron" via the video game, Wings of Fire: the battles of red baron. Since as an Indian my ancestor participated in the second world war I had limited exposure to the First. From this game onwards I started studying First world war aviation and learning about Werner Voss, Rickenbacker etc. I think video games based on a historical theme give ideas to youngsters like us.

  • @cs40660

    @cs40660

    Жыл бұрын

    Indian contribution to WW1 is incredibly unrecognised in general. Indians stopped the German advance at Ypres in 1914 while Britain was still mustering its troops, they fought and died side by side with us ANZACs in Gallipoli. over 500,000 fought the Ottomans in Mesopotamia. I suppose that is part of the sadness of WW1, it’s losses were overshadowed.

  • @JitendraKumar-tt3ht

    @JitendraKumar-tt3ht

    Жыл бұрын

    @@cs40660 My great-grandfather fought with the 4th Indian "Red Eagle Division in the second war. Lived even 100 years, 1906-2006 whenever I asked him who were the bravest soldiers of war? His consistent answer was the New Zealanders. We come from the deserts of Rajasthan but settled in the greener part of India, for the next 60 years of life he never visited any desert.

  • @duncanrogers4211
    @duncanrogers4211 Жыл бұрын

    Well done and researched video. I knew and spoke several times with Captain Roy Brown’s younger brother Howard Brown . I also met and spoke with Roy Brown’s daughter Margret Brown. The members of the Brown family all acknowledged that Captain Brown like many veterans was reluctant to talk about the war. The seat from the Baron’s plane can be seen today in the Canadian Military Institute in Toronto.

  • @briansims1987

    @briansims1987

    Жыл бұрын

    They knew the bullet was from ground fire but rather than credit a COMMON AUSTRALIAN SOLDIER, AND A PRIVATE AT THAT, it was decided to acknowledge an officer and a gentleman pilot fired the fatal shot. Nothing has changed! Cheers to All

  • @henryporter6659

    @henryporter6659

    Жыл бұрын

    I've seen the seat (and rudder?) and the seat had no holes in it.

  • @briansims1987

    @briansims1987

    Жыл бұрын

    @Henry Porter Apparently the bullet entered between the hip and rib cage and existed via the opposite side shoulder hence no bullet holes in seat. That version came from a WW1 Official Historian who also confirmed the credit had to be awarded to an Officer and Gentleman. The Official War Diaries from the Battalion also supported the Historian. The information is kept at the Australian War Museum in Canberra Australia and if you ever visit it is very worthwhile spending a couple of days there. Cheers from Adelaide South Australia

  • @Skipper.17

    @Skipper.17

    Жыл бұрын

    Only because it was given to them by the Australians.

  • @henryporter6659

    @henryporter6659

    Жыл бұрын

    @@briansims1987 Thank you for that, but I stand by my claim that the Red Baron's wicker seat from his airplane had no bullet holes in it from what I observed first hand.

  • @rossfindlay24
    @rossfindlay249 ай бұрын

    great video man , subbed

  • @jameswalley134
    @jameswalley134 Жыл бұрын

    A wonderful video. As an RAAF Pilot who served in the Middle East, I truly appreciate what these early Pilots endured. May they rest in peace.

  • @stingerbean1848
    @stingerbean1848 Жыл бұрын

    I never knew I live less than 10km from his tomb. I have always been flabbergasted by the skill of controlling those planes. While I am no fan in any way of the aerial combat part, the flight controls of those planes have always fascinated me.

  • @emmgeevideo
    @emmgeevideo Жыл бұрын

    Outstanding video and outstanding channel.

  • @AFvet1964
    @AFvet1964 Жыл бұрын

    Great video!

  • @briansims1987
    @briansims1987 Жыл бұрын

    The bullet a .303 was fired by an Australian soldier as the entry/ exit wound came from below at ground level.

  • @dulls8475

    @dulls8475

    Жыл бұрын

    Bullets dont do straight lines through bodies either.

  • @smithwesson7765

    @smithwesson7765

    Жыл бұрын

    You were there were you ?

  • @dulls8475

    @dulls8475

    Жыл бұрын

    @@smithwesson7765 You know what angle the plane was at and where it was exactly?

  • @briansims1987

    @briansims1987

    Жыл бұрын

    @Smith Wesson Only born in 1951 Information came from the Australian National War Museum in Canberra. Read when I was there in 2016. Autopsy report from English Medical Team and Statements from Battalian Archives all supported the Baron was brought down by small arms fire from the ground. Accepted it was .303 fired by a named Australian Private. Bullet entered on an upward trajectory above the hip and left via the opposite shoulder. A Canadian Pilot was given the credit as he was an Officer and a Gentleman and the Baron could not have been killed by a lowly Private and an Australian at that.

  • @FRLN500

    @FRLN500

    Жыл бұрын

    @@briansims1987 There are at least 2 "official" post mortem reports that conflict with each other. The location of entrance and exit wounds do not agree.

  • @MCarrick-ss7xc
    @MCarrick-ss7xc Жыл бұрын

    My buddy got lucky with a rifle shot. He circled around us he previously go a squad that was manning a machine gun. We noticed something wrong when he circled after the shot. he was herky-jerky. So as he went down we saluted him. No response. There was still gas in his plane cause he was on fire after he crashed. I still cry when I see the Snoopy vs Red.

  • @PTQ4Q4Q4Q4
    @PTQ4Q4Q4Q4 Жыл бұрын

    Wow Amazing little Doco!

  • @richardkeilig4062
    @richardkeilig4062 Жыл бұрын

    Well done video.

  • @jerme720
    @jerme720 Жыл бұрын

    In the small town of Cobalt Ontario there is a war museum full of memorabilia from WWI and II vets that lived in there area. Including an extensive library where you can find hand written “cheat sheets” within the pages of officer manuals from WWI. In that library is a book about The Baron. If the author is to be believed, he toured the pubs Britain and France bought drinks and take to people who survived flying against the Flying Circus. You can read The Barons flight reports, written by him, and then read the same event from the pilot who survived. If the author is believed. According to that book, written guy who interviewed people who were there, there was a dog fight, The Baron landed in no man’s land. The Aussies saw the downed plane and towed it back to their lines. Snoopy was Brown’s nickname, Charlie Brown and Snoopy fought the Red Baron many times. And who’s gonna argue with Charlie Brown?? Besides, Snoopy still flies in Markstay, where Brown was born.

  • @cooldudicus7668

    @cooldudicus7668

    Жыл бұрын

    The comic strip Peanuts did a lot to keep the memory of WW1 alive. Also, in the Halloween Peanuts tv special, Snoopy honors the people who fought in WW1 by showing the horrors of the war in an accurate way. It was enough to get the point across, but not too much for kids. I was one of the many kids who watched that special. A few years ago, I watched the TV special again. By this time I was an adult who had read a lot about WW1. The special really hit home. I can only imagine how the adults who watched the TV special with their kids in the 80s felt. Now that I am older, I realize the power and intellectual depth of that TV special.

  • @ianshanks6210
    @ianshanks6210 Жыл бұрын

    More maps/aerials with the towns and roads marked please. Having visited the area I found the aerial shots confusing without reference points clearly marked.

  • @BattleGuideVT

    @BattleGuideVT

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you and noted for future documentaries.

  • @tonyb9735
    @tonyb9735 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent video, thank you

  • @samthemacman
    @samthemacman6 ай бұрын

    great video

  • @gregmorley1997
    @gregmorley1997 Жыл бұрын

    By chance in the late 1970's I met the nco in charge of the Australian Lewis gun crew he had a mounmd of folders with diagrams of bullet angles through the side of the Dr1 and the Barons body that they were the ones that shot him down I believe that the folders are now in the Australian war memorial along with the piece of fabric from the side of the aircraft.

  • @grantadam7674

    @grantadam7674

    Жыл бұрын

    Read my earlier submission. This was confirmed by my source. An Australian gun emplacement shot him down.

  • @Rusty_Gold85

    @Rusty_Gold85

    Жыл бұрын

    As he died in the Australian Sector General Monash gave him a full Military Funeral

  • @cheetonation

    @cheetonation

    Жыл бұрын

    Love how multiple people under this video claim to know someone who was there or connected to the event.

  • @marksherrill9337
    @marksherrill9337 Жыл бұрын

    Very good. Hit all the high points. I have read his book and other books. By the time the red Barron was shot down he was suffering from battle fatigue and recurring headaches and exhaustion . I’m fairly sure that was true for all combatants .

  • @spankynater4242

    @spankynater4242

    Жыл бұрын

    He missed the most glaring point, it was Snoopy who shot him down.

  • @maureenball6733

    @maureenball6733

    8 ай бұрын

    I gather Boelcke, too, was suffering, say, when on leave. Virtually all the airmen on both sides probably the same.

  • @ariadneschild8460
    @ariadneschild8460 Жыл бұрын

    What a great little history of the evolution of fighter planes at the start. Great video!

  • @willieotto9000

    @willieotto9000

    Жыл бұрын

    M. Zero

  • @Grid88
    @Grid88 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful story telling skills.

  • @BattleGuideVT

    @BattleGuideVT

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @abrahammorrison6374
    @abrahammorrison6374 Жыл бұрын

    Listen to Wop May by Stompin' Tom Connors and Roy Brown and Wop May by John Spearn. Both mention the final flight of the Red Baron.

  • @mckessa17

    @mckessa17

    Жыл бұрын

    Good tune

  • @ibrahimah
    @ibrahimah Жыл бұрын

    Great video! Here from Epic History TV

  • @BattleGuideVT

    @BattleGuideVT

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for popping across.

  • @simonkevnorris
    @simonkevnorris Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the interesting video. I visited the memorial near the crash site in the 1990s.

  • @SteveMikre44
    @SteveMikre44 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent Documentary...

  • @BattleGuideVT

    @BattleGuideVT

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you.

  • @thedoctorofstyleirondeadpaul
    @thedoctorofstyleirondeadpaul Жыл бұрын

    HIGHER HIGHER HIGHER the King of the sky

  • @victorreznov6320

    @victorreznov6320

    Жыл бұрын

    HES FLYIN TO FAST AND HES FLYIN TO HIGH

  • @SafetyBriefer

    @SafetyBriefer

    Жыл бұрын

    @@victorreznov6320 HIGHER, AN EYE FOR AN EYE

  • @novemberrain409

    @novemberrain409

    Жыл бұрын

    THE LEGEND NEVER DIES

  • @joaoinacio559

    @joaoinacio559

    Жыл бұрын

    FIRST TO THE SCENE, HE IS A LETHAL MACHINE

  • @kingofmadness6834

    @kingofmadness6834

    Жыл бұрын

    Can we get much higher

  • @crazycoyote1738
    @crazycoyote1738 Жыл бұрын

    The red baron didn’t have regrets when he went to visit the crash sights of his fallen enemy, he went to experience the battle rash .. and victory from up close. All those Canadian poems and gentleness shows that some breeds of human are not produced equally!! Some like to cut fingers so they can keep rings as souvenirs of war, some will collect ears or scalps.. others will just stand there with a broken heart for being forced to take life so they can protect their country and loved ones. I was at war, I know..

  • @montyfpv2259
    @montyfpv2259 Жыл бұрын

    There is an RAAF base a few kms (Point Cook, Australia) from me and contained in that base is a very well presented museum. There is a small part of the Red Barons aircraft on display in there, from memory a small tubular metal part.

  • @garethwatkins4057
    @garethwatkins4057 Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely brilliant good job team

  • @downtownbrown50
    @downtownbrown50 Жыл бұрын

    And all this time I thought Snoopy did it. Curse you Red Baron!

  • @sirgalahad1470
    @sirgalahad1470 Жыл бұрын

    This video is so awesome !

  • @merlin6955
    @merlin6955 Жыл бұрын

    A superbly well detailed account of the Red Baron's history and demise, thank you. It is amazing the fatal bullets tragectory entering lower right and exiting top left through the heart did not cause his instant death. To land, switch off the ignition and fuel supply must have taken at least one or two minutes, which raises a bigger question for me as to how the hell did he manage to survive so long. The diagram of the combatants flight paths indicates that at no time Roy Brown was low enough below Richthofens aircraft and conclusively places Seargeant Cedric Popkin in the correct place. For those interested, the nurse Kate Otersdorf was also his close girlfriend. His best friend Werner Voss died before him in his Fokker with a Bentley engine he acquired. There are few accounts of his heroic fight to the death with three Sopwith Camels for nearly 50 minutes, although praised for his skills by his victors. Herman Goering sadly assumed command of Von Richthofen's squadron following his death.

  • @Starlight-Sailing-Adventure

    @Starlight-Sailing-Adventure

    Жыл бұрын

    He was finally shot down by snoopy a good natured beagle.

  • @brianwilcox3478

    @brianwilcox3478

    Жыл бұрын

    I must respectfully disagree. He was only hit by 1 bullet. And he was flying so low he could have put his plane down in about 20 seconds. To turn off the fuel and ignition would have only taken but few a seconds. ( And he threw his goggles off.) And it was not the prettiest landing either. But he got down very quickly. And would have passed on in little over 1 Min after being struck. And from the books I have read on the subject he was not hit in the heart. but through both lungs and the aorta. So his motor skills would have left him in less than 30 seconds, and death in less than about 90 seconds. Furthermore there is no evidence That Kate was anything more than his nurse. And the Engine in Voss's tripe was not a Bentley but a Captured LeRhone. And Voss died fighting SE5s of 56 Squadron. and it didn't last 50 minutes. more like 10.

  • @johnnunn8688
    @johnnunn8688 Жыл бұрын

    The WW2 aircrew were also incredibly brave. Even though the bomber crews all had parachutes, not all could wear them during a mission and would have to Don them before escaping. Also the chance of escaping was often slim, due to forces when spinning out of control. Damn the British Govt, for waiting so long before any honour for them.

  • @ivobuelens
    @ivobuelens Жыл бұрын

    Top video 👍

  • @ImWithBigRed
    @ImWithBigRed Жыл бұрын

    Fascinating. Thank you.

  • @BattleGuideVT

    @BattleGuideVT

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @DaemonLlama76
    @DaemonLlama76 Жыл бұрын

    How about crediting the Australian infantry with this victory! The only time you mention "Australians", is in regards to taking souvenirs from the downed aircraft. This is quite an oversight. The evidence shows it was ground fire from Australian troops. The calibre of bullets used was the same, but there is no way the Canadian pilot could have made that shot. The war memorial in Canberra still has part of his aircraft cockpit on display, even now. It was an Australian victory.

  • @BattleGuideVT

    @BattleGuideVT

    Жыл бұрын

    Did you watch the right video? Popkin, Buie and Evans are Australian and the funeral was conducted by Australians.

  • @KJJackson71

    @KJJackson71

    Ай бұрын

    Knock it off mate,. he mentions the Australian's over and over . Plus, whilst acknowledging that ground fire from an aussie was the most likely cause, the narrator is at pains to emphasise that in the end its team effort. Anyway, from the sounds of it, Roy Brown would've been pretty happy for someone to convince him that he hadn't killed Richthofen.

  • @OTDMilitaryHistory
    @OTDMilitaryHistory Жыл бұрын

    Good video. I believe we will never know who fired the fatal shot. There are too many factors at play to determine the reality of the situation. I have one small critique of the video. When Brown's passage is read it is done with the wrong accent. While many Canadians who served in the war were in fact born and raised in Britain, Brown was not one of them. He was born and raised in Carleton Place, Ontario, not far from Ottawa. The town has a statue of him and other monuments and it is a well known fact he was born and raised in Canada. I only raise this issue because issues of identity are a large part of the historiography of Canada's war so getting these small details right is important. The rest of the video is so well done and researched so some viewers may think Brown was born and raised in Britain, like so many others who served, just from the accent.

  • @BattleGuideVT

    @BattleGuideVT

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi Brad, thanks very much for taking the time to comment, and of course you are correct, we will do better next time! Really like your stuff by the way, keep up the good work. DH

  • @mikem.s.1183
    @mikem.s.11839 ай бұрын

    I very much appreciate this video, Battle Guide. I grew up with the stories about Von Richthofen, both written and on TV (mostly British) What strikes me as phenomenal and stunning is how several nations opposite of Manfred's side showed him proper honor and respect. War is war. It's terrible humans need to go this far. But human don't need to always act as savages while on war. That's what the death of the Red Barron showed us, from the military honours to the testimony of the British ace that supposedly shot him down. Thank you for your observations.

  • @andrewince8824
    @andrewince8824 Жыл бұрын

    Man and machine and nothing there in between The flying circus and a man from Prussia The sky and a plane, this man commands his domain The western front and all the way to Russia Death from above, you're under fire Stained red as blood, he's roaming higher Born a soldier from the horseback to the skies That's where the legend will arise And he's flying 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 First to the scene, he is a lethal machine It's bloody April and the tide is turning Fire at will, it is the thrill of the kill Four in a day shot down with engines burning Embrace the fame, red squadron leader Call out his name: "ROTE KAMPFFLIGER" In the game to win, a gambler rolls the dice Eighty allies paid the price And he's flying 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 Higher Higher, the king of the sky He's flying too fast, again, he's flying too high He's flying higher, an eye for an eye The legend will never die Higher Born a soldier from the horseback to the skies And the legend never dies And he's flying And he's flying And he's flying 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 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

  • @WastedTalent-

    @WastedTalent-

    Жыл бұрын

    After the turn of the century In the clear blue skies over Germany Came a roar and a thunder men had never heard Like the screamin' sound of a big war bird Up in the sky, a man in a plane Baron von Richthofen was his name Eighty men tried, and eighty men died Now they're buried together on the countryside Ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty or more The Bloody Red Baron was rollin' up the score Eighty men died tryin' to end that spree Of the Bloody Red Baron of Germany In the nick of time, a hero arose A funny-looking dog with a big black nose He flew into the sky to seek revenge But the Baron shot him down ("Curses, foiled again!") Ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty or more The Bloody Red Baron was rollin' up the score Eighty men died tryin' to end that spree Of the Bloody Red Baron of Germany Now, Snoopy had sworn that he'd get that man So he asked the Great Pumpkin for a new battle plan He challenged the German to a real dogfight While the Baron was laughing, he got him in his sight That Bloody Red Baron was in a fix He'd tried everything, but he'd run out of tricks Snoopy fired once, and he fired twice And that Bloody Red Baron went spinning out of sight Ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty or more The Bloody Red Baron was rollin' up the score Eighty men died tryin' to end that spree Of the Bloody Red Baron of Germany , ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty or more The Bloody Red Baron was rollin' up the score

  • @Skipper.17
    @Skipper.17 Жыл бұрын

    Well one things for certain, Roy brow didn’t shoot down the Red Baron.

  • @swishfish8858

    @swishfish8858

    10 ай бұрын

    Canadians ARE pretty useless.

  • @davidmcdonnell767
    @davidmcdonnell767 Жыл бұрын

    Went looking for something educational and boy I found it !! Awesome Tube !!!

  • @snookem
    @snookem5 ай бұрын

    Superb video !! I am 64 years old and as a boy growing up in Rhodesia I met and befriended David (Tommy) Lewis. Tommy Lewis was Von Richtoffen’s 80th and final “kill”, shot down the day before he himself was killed. Lewis survived the crash with Von Richtoffen flying over him at low level and saluting him from his cockpit. Lewis’ Sopwith Camel was emblazoned with the name of his first love. Rhodesia !! Lewis gave me a little white plastic flower. An Australian from the honour guard at the original Bertangles burial gave it to him. The images from that burial clearly show the white wreaths. They were made up of these small plastic flowers. I have it to this day.

  • @Rambo69710
    @Rambo697103 ай бұрын

    The Red Baron might might be dead but his pizza will live on

  • @robcanisto8635

    @robcanisto8635

    25 күн бұрын

    😭🙏🙏🙏

  • @ryanh4775

    @ryanh4775

    4 күн бұрын

    Hell yeah best frozen pizza ever 🍕. That's the difference between good people and great people good people try to make life easier for those that are around them and great people try to make life better for everyone across the board.

  • @scottjuhnke6825
    @scottjuhnke6825 Жыл бұрын

    Richthofen painted his plane Red so that his men could find him. We have to remember that they did not have Radios.

  • @StephanieElizabethMann
    @StephanieElizabethMann9 ай бұрын

    In Australia I've heard most say Popkin was the man who finished the fight that day. Whoever it was, along with far too many other young men they saw and experienced a life and war that changed everyone and everything from then forward. The world was different and it never went back.

  • @FishBoneCh
    @FishBoneChАй бұрын

    Ww1 was a different kind of war. No real villains or good guys. Just a bloody conflict that every side regretted for years. The legend will live forever

  • @lukeskywalker3329
    @lukeskywalker3329 Жыл бұрын

    Yes . Looked like teamwork.

  • @Dahni555
    @Dahni55510 ай бұрын

    Born a soldier from the horseback to the skies - the legend never dies

  • @fireboy9508

    @fireboy9508

    9 ай бұрын

    And he's flying And he's flying And he's flying

  • @ajifajar5287

    @ajifajar5287

    9 ай бұрын

    ​@@fireboy9508HIGHER!!! King of the skies He's flying too fast and he's flying too high

  • @pugcudiler

    @pugcudiler

    7 ай бұрын

    “He’s flying too slow and he’s flying too low”

  • @ClarenceCochran-ne7du
    @ClarenceCochran-ne7du4 ай бұрын

    25 years old when he was killed. Germany's greatest Ace. The Kaiser and General Staff had tried to place him in the rear, away from battle, because of the morale boost he gave Germany. He made such a fuss about it, they sent him back to the front. His brother Lothar and cousin Wolfram, would survive the War, but Lothar was killed in a plane crash in 1922, due to engine failure. Wolfram died in a Lüftwaffe hospital in Bad Ishl, Austria from a brain tumor in July of 1945. He was technically in Allied custody when he passed, but had been in the hospital slowly dying for several weeks before the Wars end. There is speculation about Manfred's fitness for flying at the time of his death. A year earlier, Richthofen suffered a serious head wound in combat. It nearly killed him. He survived, but even after a lengthy convalescence, still complaind of severe headaches and visual loss and occasional but brief loss of consciousness. Such symptomsIt would ground a modern pilot, but Amrt doctors then do not know what we do today. He also had a personality change that would bring up concerns now. Did any of these issues contribute to his death? We'll never know, but they are serious enough they certainly could have effected his ability to think, fly and fight.

  • @mikegrigg11
    @mikegrigg116 ай бұрын

    Excellent !!

  • @mareksowikowski4250
    @mareksowikowski4250 Жыл бұрын

    Wielki lotnik rycerz przestworzy urodzony na dolnym Śląsku w mieście swidnica Manfred von richtofen zawsze honorowy jako Polak jestem dumny z tego że.taki wielki Pilot jak on urodziłem się też blisko niego został pochowany z wszystkimi honorami przez aliantów za swoją rycerskość niech spoczywa w pokoju szacun

  • @mckessa17

    @mckessa17

    Жыл бұрын

    Canada loves Poland.

  • @spankynater4242

    @spankynater4242

    Жыл бұрын

    Verboten

  • @mareksowikowski4250

    @mareksowikowski4250

    Жыл бұрын

    @@spankynater4242 du Kranken Kopf

  • @spankynater4242

    @spankynater4242

    Жыл бұрын

    @@mareksowikowski4250 farfignugen

  • @Dahni555

    @Dahni555

    10 ай бұрын

    Then the winged hussars arrived!

  • @kevindietterich1448
    @kevindietterich1448 Жыл бұрын

    I heard that story just a little bit different. When he realized where he was at, he turned for home. Red Baron was right handed, that is why he flew the Australian position. It is easier to move the control stick with your arm away from your body instead crossing your body. If he was left handed, he would have turn away from the Australian position. The part was that Brown was diving at the Red Baron and was only able two get two rounds off before he flew past him. So I kind of doubt that Brown shot him down, my opinion.

  • @thosdot6497

    @thosdot6497

    Жыл бұрын

    It was more likely that he turned right because he was flying a rotary-engined DRI - I don't know if the DRI's engine rotated the same direction as the Bentley et al that the Sopwith Camel used, but I've read that it could be quicker to do a 3/4 turn to the right than a single left hand turn in a Camel. The gyroscopic inertia of that mass of rotating metal and propeller did really strange things to aircraft manoeuvrability.

  • @kevindietterich1448

    @kevindietterich1448

    Жыл бұрын

    @@thosdot6497 I think you're right. That motor spins counter-clockwise so it does dip the right wing. There is a ww1 aerodrome up the Hudson valley in New York. They fly those planes with the original motors.

  • @vincentlefebvre9255

    @vincentlefebvre9255

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@kevindietterich1448 Old Rhinebeck aerodrome

  • @brianwilcox3478

    @brianwilcox3478

    Жыл бұрын

    Did you ever stop to think it was going to be closer to home to turn right as well?? Let alone the gyroscopic effect?

  • @brianwilcox3478

    @brianwilcox3478

    Жыл бұрын

    2 shots thats funny. Incredible

  • @PigDogGirl
    @PigDogGirl Жыл бұрын

    Great stuff guys

  • @BattleGuideVT

    @BattleGuideVT

    Жыл бұрын

    Smashing glad you liked it Lucy and thanks for the kind comments.

  • @mikeseibert4889
    @mikeseibert48893 ай бұрын

    All those men that flew those plains in battle had balls of steel.

  • @Trash_Cat21
    @Trash_Cat21 Жыл бұрын

    He is like a hero to me a legend who lives on an honorable man with the finesse and tact of a gentlemen. His legend will never die.

  • @Bowhunterohio
    @Bowhunterohio Жыл бұрын

    I’ve always heard that is was ground fire and Popkin that killed him. This video has taught me much more about what happened. Hermann Göring flew with Manfred Von Richthofen and was part of the combat groupJagdgeschwader. Göring also received numerous awards including the Pour Le Mérite. I believe he always stated that it was ground fire but obviously you done a lot of research which showed that it’s possible Brown shot him. Which ever may be the case this was an awesome video. Thank you for sharing.

  • @wolfshanze5980

    @wolfshanze5980

    Жыл бұрын

    I don't know which video you watched, but that Brown shot him is in no way what one can conclude from this video... HELLO; Autopsy of fatal bullet coming from below to the right and up and out the top left... how on earth would that bullet come from Brown? You need to watch the video again I think.

  • @Bowhunterohio

    @Bowhunterohio

    Жыл бұрын

    @@wolfshanze5980 most likely didn’t and came from Popkin like I’ve always heard. I just know that the autopsy performed was done over a hundred years ago. Maybe even on the battle field if they done an autopsy at all. Maybe they looked at just the entrance holes. I just know they don’t have the technology like we have today which is why I’m sure it’s still a debate among people. If it was conclusive evidence then there wouldn’t be a debate and they would say without a doubt Brown shot him or even Popkin shot him. I just know I’ve always heard that it was ground fire.

  • @jarrodguiver
    @jarrodguiver Жыл бұрын

    Sent here from Vlogging through History channel. Brilliant.

  • @von853
    @von853 Жыл бұрын

    Such a well done video, thank you. I do have a question though and I suppose I'm just not great at facial recognition but during the Roy Brown account is the picture displayed that of Roy Brown or of Richthofen?

  • @byronbailey9229
    @byronbailey9229 Жыл бұрын

    Shot in the lower body as he flew low over Australian trenches. He landed and bled out so was not shot down.

  • @FRLN500

    @FRLN500

    Жыл бұрын

    He was shot through the torso, not the lower body.

  • @ToddSauve

    @ToddSauve

    Жыл бұрын

    That is still being shot down. It doesn't matter whether the bullet came from the air or the ground.

  • @jordanevans1540

    @jordanevans1540

    Жыл бұрын

    No, it was manbearpig silly

  • @flaviusfake271

    @flaviusfake271

    Жыл бұрын

    I believe it was a group effort. Even judging from where the bullet supposedly hit him well he was performing turns and manoeuvring to the side so one cannot even rule out a shot from a plane. The plane was surrounded by gun fire and the pilot shot down in the end.

  • @dalejohns2758

    @dalejohns2758

    Жыл бұрын

    He was Shutdown no matter how you look at it. End of Story!! Pretty simple!!

  • @AdamsBrew78
    @AdamsBrew78 Жыл бұрын

    This is reminiscent of Achilles and his cousin Patroclus - Achilles knew he wouldn’t be able to perform to his best abilities if he had to worry about his inexperienced cousin engaging in the same battle. The Red Baron should have learned from the great tragedies and kept his family grounded. Love has always been the achilles heel of war.

  • @patgalvez4563

    @patgalvez4563

    Жыл бұрын

    Same thing with Dale Earnhardt Sr.

  • @projectproject.jffjff3806
    @projectproject.jffjff3806 Жыл бұрын

    This man deserves more subscribers!!

  • @BattleGuideVT

    @BattleGuideVT

    Жыл бұрын

    Very kind, thanks for the support!

  • @factsforrealvideos
    @factsforrealvideos Жыл бұрын

    Amazing and very interesting video! The angle of the hit, would make me believe it was ground fire.

  • @FreeTurtleboy
    @FreeTurtleboy Жыл бұрын

    Snoopy Here.....With My Sopwith Camel... It Is ready. My mechanic Woodstock ... Will go back to the 94th aero sq , where I am assigned as a instructor pilot Now let's make it clear that I've enough firepower with my pair of lewis machine guns. The 94th Was in the area, It was I The Ace / First American Dog Aerial combat flying Dog Col. Snoopy*Ace / 94th aero squadron AEF/USAS IT WAS I WHOM BROUGHT HIM ( Red Barron ) DOWN../SNOOPY "

  • @jackgreen7749
    @jackgreen7749 Жыл бұрын

    Great video, mate. Just make sure to credit SLO-MO guys for their footage of the interrupter gear in slow motion

  • @joslynscott466
    @joslynscott466 Жыл бұрын

    I really enjoyed this as I love to study WW1. The music is beautiful, however hon, at times it's too loud for your voice over. It's a good podcast.

  • @chrislouden7329
    @chrislouden7329 Жыл бұрын

    It was proven by a computer simulation to 92.3 percent that it was a Australian soldier who fired two rifle shots who got him not the sergeant or others mentioned.

  • @brianwilcox3478

    @brianwilcox3478

    11 ай бұрын

    All due respect. 2 shots?? No computer could make that calculation. MVR was hit by 1 (one) bullet. Fact. I would suggest you disregard that information as unreliable. At best.

  • @kenfox22
    @kenfox22 Жыл бұрын

    New subscriber. Think it's what you said teamwork

  • @Free-Bodge79
    @Free-Bodge7910 ай бұрын

    Great video. I went to the German cemetery where he was first buried. Although his body was moved afterwards. Between theres and the allies graveyards from both world wars it's hard to envisage such repeated bloodshed for such a beautiful area. Profoundly moving to see. 👍💛👊

  • @magicpyroninja
    @magicpyroninja Жыл бұрын

    Well I can't say for sure my idea for the reasoning behind the red paint. By being highly visible and well-known he made himself a bigger Target there for protecting the people he was flying and fighting with. He could use is amazing skills to draw aggro away from the other soldiers and pilots. Enemy soldiers are going to be able to easily pick him out of a group and they're all going to be gunning for him because they all want the fame and recognition of taking down the enemy hero. Him being easily recognizable means his troops also can see him giving them a morale boost

  • @redblack8414

    @redblack8414

    6 ай бұрын

    @magicpyroninja He didn't do that to make himself a bigger target for protecting his comrades. You have a lot of imagination. He was not that magnanimous. Many British pilots of WW1 said that Richthofen was almost always protected by 3 fighters flying behind him and at a couple of thousands feet higher. If and allied plane approched Richthofen, from behind the 3 fighters would take care of it. Also, not only his airplane but all aircraft in his squadron were painted with bright colors. They thought that this might scare the enemy pilots when they realized with whom they were dealing. It could but that can also have the opposite effect.