The Red Knight of Germany: The Story of Baron von Richthofen, Germany's Great War Bird - Paperbackby Floyd Gibbons (Author) This is an excellent biography of a well known WWI German war hero. People can find examples of his renown in American pop fiction. For example, Snoopy from the popular comics often flies his doghouse and attempts to shoot down the noble red baron, Manfred Von Richthofen. Of course, true to form, Snoopy's aero doghouse adventures always ended in disaster for the flying dog ace, and the red Baron always flew away triumphantly.