Quality reproduction german ww1 blue max award pour le merite. This prestigious order has become extremely collectable and is truly a fantastic investment as it is still very under priced. One of the very few that did was ufas topnotch pour le merite germanys coveted military decoration, signifying the highest order of merit, cowritten and. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. New iron cross and pour le merite see more prussian army. The richard lange pour le merite is the only watch in the series that does not feature a tourbillon. Documents on british foreign policy 1919 1939 third series volume vii 1939. Pour le merite karl ritter 1938 dvd international historic films. May 28, 2011 was a german author of fiction and nonfiction who specialised in world war ii topics. This is the finest copy of this famous award available today. Order pourlemerite, a very fine quality original wartime manufactured piece, non maker marked but also certainly by godet of.
Ritter des ordens pour le merite mit dem ritterkreuz des eisernen kreuzes. Nsdap, pour le merite, innenminister, reichsmarshall, forschungsamt. There is a pour le merite for sale that was awarded to 33 victory ace heinrich kroll. The pour le merite offered as krolls original has a pie shaped or filled in loop. Its the type of film thats interesting for its historical purpose, but it also works well purely as a war movie if you are able to look past the heroes being the. We provide a fast and friendly service with quick dispatch and shipping. Pour le merite is a 1938 propaganda film produced and directed by karl ritter for nazi germany. Zweiter weltkrieg fachbucher versandkostenfrei kaufen. This was imperial germanys highest award for bravery. Recently a pour le merite of ernst brandenburg kagohl 3 was sold for about 8. After the war, of course, the picture was banned, the hollywood quarterly calling it the purest of all nazi films and according karl ritter notoriety as the most irresponsible and dangerous filmmaker of the third reich. Its equivalent for noncommissioned officers and enlisted men was the military merit cross.
The pour le merite for the merit, also known as the blue max blauer max, was the german kingdom of prussias highest order of merit. Wilhelm frankl 20 december 1893 8 april 1917, pour le merite, royal house order of hohenzollern, iron cross, was a world war i fighter ace credited with 20 aerial victories. The list contains recipients of the pour le merite military class. The pour le merite was awarded as both a military and civil honour and ranked, along with the order of the black eagle, the order of the red eagle and the house order of hohenzollern, among the. Erstmals erschienen 1938 im verlag curt pechstein, munchen.
The pour le merite is still an order into which a person is admitted into membership, like the united kingdoms order of the british empire, and is not simply a medal or state decoration. Ww1 reproduction german blue max medal pour le merite award. Since the foundation, a total of 5,430 persons received this award. Pour le merite awards in world war i totalled 687, with 533 granted to the army, 80 to aviation, 49 to the navy, 20 to foreign recipients and 5 other. Pour le merite, ww1, ww2, nazi, luftwaffe, pour le merite 1938. The film follows the story of officers of the luftstreitkrafte. By the way, in average every fortnight there is a real one for sale on that site. German author ernst junger, who died in 1998, was the last living recipient of the military class award. The pour le merite was the kingdom of prussias highest military order for officers until the end of world war i. Pour le merite blue max wwi german aviation navy army richthofen.
List of the pour le merite military class recipients. An order pour le merite, order cross from the late 18th century made from gold with blue enamel, the inscription made of smooth gold foil with black shading, the pearls of the crown painted in white enamel, finely stylised eagle inserted into the cross arms, engraved loop, the suspension ring is missing, with a part of the ribbon. German ordre pour le merite blue max luftwaffe supplies. Ordre du merite agricole, franzosischer verdienstorden. Note the apertures on the plate to show the fuseeandchain which is the characteristic of the pour le merite series. He is best known for producing apologist, revisionist and semifictional works on the history of the war, including the popular english. The pour le merite french, literally for merit is an order of merit verdienstorden established in 1740 by king frederick ii of prussia. Weltkrieg reproduktion deutsche blau maximal medaille pour. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. This award comes complete with the correct black and silver ribbon.
Up into the 1950ties pour le merites were produced by juwelier because a number of them had been lost during ww2. At first, he was appointed commander of dusseldorf, later he was. The uboat war in world war two kriegsmarine, 1939 1945 and world war one kaiserliche marine, 19141918 and the allied efforts to counter the threat. Instead of the king of prussia, the president of germany acted as head of the order. Pour le merite orders prussia german states germany. Pour le merite was one of the biggest boxoffice hits of the third reich. Militargeschichte fachbucher versandkostenfrei kaufen. On the history of the prussianlater german order, with partial lists of members of the military version, and full list of members of the peacecivilian class. Verdienstorden established in 1740 by king frederick ii of prussia. Later field marshal and commander of army group north, polish campaign, 1939. Weltkrieg reproduktion deutsche blau maximal medaille. Its the type of film thats interesting for its historical purpose, but it also works well purely as a war movie if you are able to. Pour le merite knights cross of the iron cross otto lancelle 27 march 1885 3 july 1941 was a german general in the wehrmacht during world war ii and a recipient of both the pour le merite and knights cross of the iron cross, highest military awards of german empire and nazi germany, respectively.
He is best known for producing apologist, revisionist and semifictional works on the history of the war, including the popular englishlanguage series panzer aces and infantry aces. In 1939, at the beginning of world war ii, the 73 yearold was mobilized again. Got its share of aerial combat, but its more the political play thats intriguing about pour le merite 1938 and how it serves hitlers agenda at the time of its release. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required.
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