Which distant cousin of a German field marshal of the "Luftwaffe" was a German First World War fighter ace credited with 40 victories?
Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen (10 October 1895 – 12 July 1945) was a German field marshal of the "Luftwaffe" (German Air Force) during the World War II. Born in 1895 into a family of the Prussian nobility, Richthofen grew up in prosperous surroundings. At the age of eighteen, after leaving school, he opted to join the German Army rather than choose an academic career, and joined the army's cavalry arm in 1913.
Walter Kypke Leutnant Walter Kypke was an early military aviator in the predecessor to the "Luftwaffe", the "Luftstreitkräfte". This itinerant flying ace accumulated nine official aerial victories, which were scored in four of the seven flying units with which he served; the wins were spread over a three-year period. Kypke served for the entirety of World War I, rising to command during his final year of combat.