Blue Max

E57218
military decoration nickname order of merit

Blue Max is the informal name for the Pour le Mérite, Imperial Germany’s highest military order for bravery during World War I.

Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Blauer Max 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military decoration ⓘ
nickname ⓘ
order of merit ⓘ
appliedTo military personnel ⓘ
associatedWith German Empire ⓘ
surface form: Imperial Germany

Prussia ⓘ
awardedFor bravery ⓘ
military merit ⓘ
awardingAuthority German Emperor ⓘ
King of Prussia ⓘ
category Orders, decorations, and medals of Germany ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
countryOfOrigin German Empire ⓘ
discontinuedAsMilitaryOrder 1918 ⓘ
eligibility aviators ⓘ
commissioned officers ⓘ
era World War I ⓘ
foundedBy Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ
hasClass single-class order ⓘ
hasColor blue ⓘ
hasFormalName Pour le Mérite ⓘ
hasLanguage German ⓘ
hasMotto Pour le Mérite ⓘ
hasRibbonColor black ⓘ
silver ⓘ
hasShape Maltese cross ⓘ
inception 1740 ⓘ
informalNameOf Pour le Mérite ⓘ
isHighestMilitaryOrderOf German Empire ⓘ
laterUsedBy Imperial German Army Air Service ⓘ
surface form: Imperial German Air Service

Imperial German Army ⓘ
Imperial German Navy ⓘ
material enamel ⓘ
gold ⓘ
mottoLanguage French ⓘ
mottoMeaning For Merit ⓘ
notableRecipient Ernst Udet ⓘ
Hermann Göring ⓘ
Manfred von Richthofen ⓘ
Oswald Boelcke ⓘ
originallyFor Prussian officers ⓘ
successor Order Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts ⓘ
surface form: Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts
symbolizes gallantry in combat ⓘ
outstanding military leadership ⓘ
wornAround neck ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pour le Mérite → alsoKnownAs → Blue Max ⓘ
Pour le Mérite → alsoKnownAs → Blue Max ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blauer Max