Blue Max. On 2 May 1918, he attended a memorial service for his grandnephew Manfred von Richthofen who was killed in action on April 21. Later life On 10 November 1918, Richthofen handed in his resignation, which was accepted. He died on 28 November 1939 on his Barzdorf estate in Silesia, aged 84. As he had no children and he wished to keep his estate in the family, he legally adopted his nephew Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen, later a Generalfeldmarschall of the Luftwaffe in the Second World War. Awards Order of the Red Eagle, II Class with Oak Leaves Order of the Crown (Prussia), II Class with Star Order of Saint John, Knight of Justice Preußisches Dienstauszeichnungskreuz (Prussian Service Award) Reußisches Ehrenkreuz, I Class with Crown Waldecksches Militär-Verdienstkreuz, III Class Waldecksches Verdienstkreuz, I Class Knight's Cross of the Order of the Crown (Württemberg) with Lions Commander of the Order of St Alexander (Bulgaria) Commander of the Order of the Crown of Italy Knight's Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph (Austria-Hungary) Commander of the Order of the Lion and the Sun (Persia) Order of St. Anna I Class (Russia) Military Merit Order III class (Spain) Iron Cross (1914) II and I Class Pour le Mérite awarded 18 January 1918 See also German Army (German Empire) German Army order of battle (1914) German cavalry in World War I Notes References Bibliography External links Manfred von Richthofen / Lt. General, Commander of the 6 Division at Brandenburg. pourlemerite.org Prätorius von Richthofen roskildehistorie.dk 1855 births 1939 deaths People from Strzegom People from the Province of Silesia Manfred Barons of Germany Generals of Cavalry (Prussia) German Army generals of World War I Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914), 1st class Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (military class)