Pour le Mérite
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Pour le Mérite was the Kingdom of Prussia’s highest military order of merit, famously awarded for extraordinary bravery and leadership in battle.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military order
→
order of merit → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Blue Max
→
surface form: "Blauer Max"
Blue Max → |
| awardFor |
extraordinary bravery in battle
→
outstanding military leadership → |
| awardingBody |
Wilhelm II, German Emperor
→
surface form: "German Emperor (as King of Prussia)"
Frederick I of Prussia →
surface form: "King of Prussia"
|
| centralDevice | Prussian royal monogram → |
| civilClassContinuedBy |
Germany
→
surface form: "Federal Republic of Germany"
|
| countryOfOrigin |
Prussia
→
surface form: "Kingdom of Prussia"
|
| eligibility |
Prussian military personnel
→
later German Empire military personnel → |
| enamelColor | blue → |
| foundedBy | Frederick II of Prussia → |
| hasCivilClassSuccessor |
Order Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts
→
surface form: "Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts"
|
| higherAward | none (highest Prussian military order) → |
| inception | 1740 → |
| languageOfName | French → |
| lastAwarded | 1918 → |
| laterAwardedFor | both officers and, in special cases, non‑commissioned officers → |
| lowerAward | Order of the Red Eagle → |
| material | gold → |
| militaryClassDiscontinued | 1918 → |
| motto | Pour le Mérite → |
| mottoLanguage | French → |
| mottoMeaning | For Merit → |
| namedAfter | Maximilian von Forckenbeck (nickname origin disputed) → |
| notableRecipient |
Erich Ludendorff
→
Erwin Rommel → Manfred von Richthofen → Max Immelmann → Oswald Boelcke → Paul von Hindenburg → |
| obverseInscription | Pour le Mérite → |
| originallyAwardedFor | military merit → |
| partOf | Prussian honours system → |
| region | Prussia → |
| religiousAffiliation | originally Protestant Prussian order → |
| reverseFeature | Prussian eagles → |
| ribbonColor | black with silver stripes (for some variants) → |
| shape | Maltese cross → |
| status | military class discontinued → |
| symbolizes | highest recognition of Prussian military gallantry and leadership → |
| usedInConflict |
Franco-Prussian War
→
surface form: "Franco‑Prussian War"
Napoleonic Wars → Seven Years' War → World War I → |
| wornWith | neck ribbon → |
Referenced by (34)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form: "Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb"