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210:, but after a serious accident he was invalided out in 1928. Due to his many racing injuries, he was rejected for military service in World War II. While working during the war, he met his first wife, Gisela. He became a member of the
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He was noted for his red helmet and his bad luck, losing a number of other Grands Prix when he was on the very verge of winning (no less than five, by some counts). His most famous loss was the 1935
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During a bail period in 1955, Brauchitsch defected to
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129:Brauchitsch won three Grands Prix - the 1934
1405:Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit
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826:Die Silberpfeile - Manfred von Brauchitsch
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1390:National Socialist Motor Corps members
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265:Complete European Championship results
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136:which saw the first appearance of
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758:Landenberger, Dieter (2005).
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140:Mercedes Race cars, the 1937
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25:Manfred von Brauchitsch
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1375:2003 deaths
1370:1905 births
1049:Feuereissen
738:4 September
259:Gräfenwarth
217:Sturmführer
208:World War I
134:Eifelrennen
107:auto racing
1364:Categories
1324:(designer)
1297:(designer)
1279:(engineer)
1261:(designer)
1187:Caracciola
1098:(designer)
1089:(designer)
1071:(designer)
1062:(designer)
949:von Delius
944:Burggaller
891:Auto Union
880:Grand Prix
799:0851840558
773:3613025744
689:References
204:Reichswehr
180:Auto Union
176:Alfa Romeo
85:Occupation
49:1905-08-15
1311:Uhlenhaut
1302:Schilling
1275:Nallinger
1241:Personnel
1076:Sebastian
1067:Rosenberg
1033:Personnel
1014:Sebastian
1009:Rosemeyer
989:Momberger
979:Leiningen
261:in 2003.
233:espionage
79:, Germany
59:, Germany
1349:Hühnlein
1266:Neubauer
1232:Zehender
1207:Hartmann
999:Nuvolari
829:Archived
815:Obituary
286:Entrant
198:general
1197:Fagioli
1182:Brendel
1165:Drivers
1094:Strobel
1085:Siebler
1058:Porsche
1004:Pietsch
954:Fagioli
939:Bigalke
932:Drivers
316:Points
192:Hamburg
77:Schleiz
57:Hamburg
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206:after
174:in an
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289:Make
283:Year
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900:Cars
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794:ISBN
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476:1937
467:10=
412:1936
361:2 *
322:1935
313:EDC
275:bold
131:ADAC
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