The Red Baron, 1892 - 1918
About this episode
This episode discusses the life and legacy of the Red Baron, exploring themes of chivalry and the nature of aerial warfare during World War I.
Today on Murderhobos, the Red Baron, Manfred von Richthofen. By the time of his violent death at twenty-five, he had shot down eighty aircraft out of the sky, often killing the pilot and crew as a result. Fighter pilots were by national propaganda turned into figures of chivalry, of the return of knightly battle to the faceless industrial infantry war. Was the war he waged a heroic throwback to medieval chivalry, or was the war in the air just as miserable, dangerous, and atrocious as war on the ground? Submit questions to murderhobospodcast@gmail.com or on our Patreon discord by June 23rd, 2026. Subscribe to the show on Patreon: bit.ly/murderhobospatreon . Donate to the show at bit.ly/donatetomurderhobos .
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