The German Pour le Mérite order of military merit was nicknamed this during World War I.
- The Blue Cross
- The Blue Hand
- The Blue Max
- The Kaiser’s Own
The German Pour le Mérite order of military merit was nicknamed this during World War I.
The Blue Max. The top German military honor of World War One, the Pour le Mérite was a blue cross with “for merit” written on it in French. The order was awarded for achievements like shooting down 16 enemy planes.