The Blue Max was Imperial Germanie’s highest military decoration. I remember the old 1960’s movie (bad) with George Peppard and James Mason-Peppard was mad to get one.
Anyway, is this medal still awarded in Germany?
mlees
March 10, 2011, 8:48pm
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Why not check wiki?
The Pour le Mérite (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}German: [puːɐ̯ lə meˈʁiːt]; French: [puʁ lə me.ʁit], lit. 'For Merit'), also informally known as the Blue Max (German: Blauer Max) after German WWI flying ace Max Immelmann, is an order of merit established in 1740 by King Frederick II of Prussia. Alongside the extinct Order of t...
Here’s wiki’s a list of the current awards: Awards and decorations of the German Armed Forces - Wikipedia (No Blue Max.)