Hope Takes Flight (2012)
“This news, which once would have made the flyer’s heart beat faster, now had little effect. He had been saturated by the admiration of the masses but was now convinced that the war could never be won by Germany. Nevertheless, at noon three days later, von Richthofen was presented to Kaiser Wilhelm II, who looked him over as though he were buying a horse.
Wilhelm was a rather good-looking man, with close-cropped gray hair. He was about von Richthofen’s height and had a good physique, althoug...h he bulged in the middle. The Kaiser congratulated von Richthofen on his fifty-two kills and on his twenty-fifth birthday. “You are a great asset to the fatherland,” he said warmly, “and I trust you will double both your kills and your birthdays!” Von Richthofen thanked the Kaiser, replying, “Nothing would make me happier than to return to the front and fight for the fatherland.”
Von Richthofen returned to Douai and continued to pursue his goal of shooting down a record number of enemy planes.MoreLess
Wilhelm was a rather good-looking man, with close-cropped gray hair. He was about von Richthofen’s height and had a good physique, althoug...h he bulged in the middle. The Kaiser congratulated von Richthofen on his fifty-two kills and on his twenty-fifth birthday. “You are a great asset to the fatherland,” he said warmly, “and I trust you will double both your kills and your birthdays!” Von Richthofen thanked the Kaiser, replying, “Nothing would make me happier than to return to the front and fight for the fatherland.”
Von Richthofen returned to Douai and continued to pursue his goal of shooting down a record number of enemy planes.MoreLess
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