victory on September 17, 1916. His first plane was an Albatros D III. Within a month of having the plane Richthofen had six victories and officially became an ace. To receive the title of ace a pilot must get at least five confirmed kills. Two months after his first kill Manfred shot down British ace Major Lanoe Hawker, his eleventh kill. His reputation grew quickly. The British called him the jolly "Red Baron," and to the French he was the "Red Devil." To show his expertise in the air Manfred painted his plane. It was also said that he did this because it was the color of his old Uhlan calvary regiment Richthofen received the Orden Pour le Merite after getting his sixteenth kills. This made him the top living German ace at the time. He was showered with the praise of a hero in Germany. Manfred was then put in charge of Jasta 11. As a sign of dedication to Richthofen, the pilots also began to paint parts of their planes red. Richt

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