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9 May 2007, 04:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
norm219 Guest Posts: n/a	"blue max" equivalent As we all know, the Ordern Pour Le Merite was dubbed by German aviators "Blue Max" in honour of Max Immelmann, who received the first award made to an airman (on the same day as Boelcke). Why wasn't it called the "Blue Oswald" instead? Furthermore, what was this decoration referred to by the other branches of the Armed forces? For instance, the navy had it's own heroes but I've yet to hear of any nickname that it may have used for this prestigous award. Was this solely an airman's affectation? We all use "Blue Max' in the most casual manner, but was it's usage in WW1 as commonplace as we take for granted? Last edited by norm219; 9 May 2007 at 04:54 PM. Reason: spelling

9 May 2007, 05:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
crankcase Forum Ace Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bucharest Romania Posts: 1,484	Oswald? Blue Ozzie doesn't sound as good! marc

10 May 2007, 06:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
womenfly2 Forum Ace Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: USA Posts: 870	A good read ... Pour le Mérite __________________ Building a Full size Hatz Classic Biplane.

10 May 2007, 07:40 AM	#4 (permalink)
Biber Two-seater Pilot Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: North Coast Posts: 158	An even better read: http://www.pourlemerite.org/index.html B __________________ "I wonder, is it modern art or indegestion?" --- Orville Wright

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