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Graeme · 12 November 2000, 07:22 AM

The Pour le Merite was an Imperial Award and when the Kaiser abdicated in 1918, there was nobody in whose name the award could be made. The award was re-established as a civil order in March 1924.

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Graeme Forum Ace Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, England Posts: 2,582	The Pour le Merite was an Imperial Award and when the Kaiser abdicated in 1918, there was nobody in whose name the award could be made. The award was re-established as a civil order in March 1924.