Meine Herren !
A Richthofen story from family history
A relative of mine, now well in her eighties once told me the story of her grandfather and his sister-in-law.
Her Grandfather was master sheperd with the Red Barons uncle Helmut, Freiherr von Richthofen (1870-1924) at the
Brechelshof estate close to the town of Jauer. Pauline , the sister of his wife, was governess to the Richthofen children.
Pauline , for sure must have known Manfred v. Richthofen, since the estate was close to his .
She was governess to the last owner of Brechelshof estate, Felicie, Freiin von Richthofen (1907-1974)
Brechelshof now is flooded by a post-war levee and lies close to the so-called "Wütenden Neisse" (raging Neisse) and close to
the battle site of the Battle of the Katzbach where Blücher and York fought Napoleon I .
viele Grüße, Gunther