Category: Pour le Mérite

Categories: Roll of Honor | Germany, Military Decorations

Pour le Mérite

The Pour le Mérite known as the Blue Max (German: Blauer Max), was the German Kingdom of Prussia's highest order of merit. It was awarded strictly as a recognition of extraordinary personal achievement, rather than as a general marker of social status or a courtesy-honour, although certain restrictions of social class and military rank were applied. The award was given as both a military (1740–1918) and civil honour (1740–1810, after 1842 as a separate class). It was last awarded 2 September 1918

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Ernst (Bacmeister) von Bacmeister 28 Nov 1853 Bielefeld, Kreis Bielefeld, Westphalia, Prussia, Germany - 17 Jan 1938

Charles Darwin 12 Feb 1809 Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England - 19 Apr 1882

Hermann Göring 12 Jan 1893 Rosenheim, Bayern, Germany - 15 Oct 1946

Franz Xaver (Hipper) von Hipper 13 Sep 1863 Weilheim, Bayern, Deutscher Bund - 25 May 1932

Eberhard (Hofacker) von Hofacker 25 Jun 1861 Hemmingen, Leonberg, Württemberg, Deutschland - 19 Jan 1928

Max Theodor Felix (Laue) von Laue 09 Oct 1879 Pfaffendorf, Rheinprovinz, Preußen, Deutsches Reich - 23 Apr 1960

Johannes Oswald Lohs 24 Jun 1889 Einsiedel, Königreich Sachsen, Deutsches Reich - 14 Aug 1918

Elise Meitner 07 Nov 1878 Leopoldstadt, Vienna, Austria - 27 Oct 1968

August Wilhelm Anton Neidhardt 27 Oct 1760 Schildau, Torgau, Saxony, Prussia, Heiliges Römisches Reich - 23 Aug 1831

Lothar (Richthofen) von Richthofen 27 Sep 1894 Świdnica, Lower Silesia, Poland - 04 Jul 1922

Manfred (Richthofen) von Richthofen 02 May 1892 Breslau, Breslau, Silesia, Prussia, Germany - 21 Apr 1918

Karl Peter Ulrich (Romanov) Романов 21 Feb 1728 Kiel, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany - 02 Jul 1762

Erwin Rommel 15 Nov 1891 Heidenheim, Württemberg, Deutschland - 14 Oct 1944

Joseph Fortunin François Verdi 10 Oct 1813 Roncole, Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italia - 27 Jan 1901

Georg von Pfeilitzer gen Franck 1767 Klein Santen (Zentene), Kurland, Latvia - 1853

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