Germany's highest military medal awarded during World War One was the The Pour le Mérite known as the Blue Max German Blauer Max it was the German Kingdom of Prussia's highest order of merit. It was awarded strictly as a recognition of extraordinary personal achievement,The award was given as both a military (1740–1918) and civil (1740–1810, after 1842 as a separate class) honour.The Pour le Mérite is an order, in which a person is admitted into membership, and should not be referred to as a medal or decoration.The symbol of the award was a blue-enameled Maltese Cross with golden eagles between the arms and the Prussian royal cypher and the words Pour le Mérite , For Merit in French written in gold letters on the body of the cross.

Key to other information:

• PLM Pour le Mérite
• KIA Killed in Action

Last Name	First Names	Conflict	Flag of Country	Other
Caracciola-Delbrück	Alois Otto Konrad	WWI		PLM
Lohs	Johannes Oswald	WWI		PLM, KIA (Sandettie Bank)
Richthofen	Manfred Albrecht	WWI		PLM, KIA (France)