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The Order of the Pour le Mérite

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The Order of the Pour le Mérite, known informally as 'The Blue Max', was Germany's highest First World War military honour. Fighter aces such as Oswald Boelcke, Max Immelmann, Manfred von Richthofen (the 'Red Baron'), and Ernst Udet were its most famous recipients.

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The Order of the Pour le Mérite, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/order-pour-le-m%C3%A9rite, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated