Photo of field marshal general hermann goering, who is awarding. Own your own authentic pour le merite get it on ebay wwi. Watch pour le merite full movie in hd visit pour le merite full movie watch online pour le merite full english full m. Hermann goering honors officers of the condor legion in hamburg, 1939. The memoir widely viewed as the best account ever written of fighting in ww1 a memoir of astonishing power, savagery, and ashen lyricism, storm of steel illuminates not only the horrors but also the fascination of total war, seen through the eyes of an ordinary german soldier. 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. Siegfried haenicke 8 september 1878 19 february 1946 was a general in the wehrmacht of nazi germany during world war ii who commanded the xxxviii army.
Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. The inscription pour le merite and the floral elements are hand chased. Between 1932 and 1945, he was president of the german reichstag and also a. 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. The ring for the suspension is made as a 3dimensional orb. Order of generosity that was founded by frederick i of prussia in 1667 frederick william iii made the order solely military in. The life of louis agassiz, by mabel louise robinson 1939 free download at a celebration of women writers upenn digital library. Merit, offers an account of the nature and aetiology of righteousness.
Lhomme cest rienloeuvre cest tout, as gustave flaubert wrote to georges sand. The project gutenberg ebook of adventures of sherlock holmes, by. Dom pedro ii gave his support for agassizs expedition on the amazon. Pour le merite blue max wwi german aviation navy army richthofen. If youve got a couple thousand lying around during these dismal times, good for you. The film follows the story of officers of the luftstreitkrafte german air force in the first world war who were later involved in the formation of the luftwaffe. This is a rothe blue max of the type issued to persons who had lost their original issue or surrendered it to allied captivity. Of fine quality make, small enamel chipping due to wear, original dark patina, nearly very fine condition. Pour le merite 1938 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The blue max airmen german airmen awarded the pour le merite. Users can employ htsget to download only the subsection of a genome. The pour le merite offered as krolls original has a pie shaped or filled in loop. 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. Enamel with small chipping in the centre, in other respects outstandingly well preserved. Verdienstorden established in 1740 by king frederick ii of prussia.
Up into the 1950ties pour le merites were produced by juwelier because a number of them had been lost during ww2. Awards of the pour le merite to prussian general officers 17921815. The notable recipients of the old pour le merite rupprecht, crown prince of bavaria, german field marshal. Richard serra born november 2, 1939 is an american minimalist sculptor and video artist, known for working with large scale sheet steel forms. Rommel was a highly decorated officer in world war i and was awarded the pour le merite for his actions on the italian front. 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. An order pour le merite, a knights cross, prussia, 1914 gold, the suspension ring made of gilt silver, stamped 800, rocaille eyelet. A cross pattee was sometimes used as their coat of arms. The pour le merite was an honour conferred both for military 17401918 and civil 17401810, after 1842 as a separate class services. He was a recipient of both the pour le merite and knights cross of the iron cross. Pour le merite is a 1938 propaganda film produced and directed by karl ritter for nazi. Pour le merite propagates the stab legend, which consigns the german military defeat in world war i to an alleged treason in the. The commanderinchief of the luftwaffe is wearing the prussian order pour le merite, which was awarded to him on may 2, 1918. Transitional variation ww1 decoration apparently made by wagner in gilt silver.
This nazi propaganda film chronicles the rise of the german air force luftwaffe from world war i until adolf hitler took power in 1933. Type ordre honorifique civil et militaire decerne pour. 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. Also, it was given to men who had been field awarded, but never received it because of german capitulation happening before it could be presented. Ordine prussiano pour le merite blue max war militaria. Webmaster puo osservare immagine e suono per tuo casa.
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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. Boelcke fu considerato il padre dellaviazione militare tedesca. Then you can prance around your living room with this bling hanging from your neck. Collectors of wwi and even the third reich hobbyists consider this to be a germanophile prize like no other. It was awarded strictly as a recognition of extraordinary personal achievement, rather than as a general marker of social status or a courtesyhonour, although certain restrictions of social class and. This nazi propaganda film chronicles the rise of the german air force luftwaffe from world war i. Cappelletti, istituto italiano di cultura, quaderni 1. You can now bid on a supposedly authentic 1916 pour le merite on ebay. Siegfried haenicke 8 september 1878 19 february 1946 was a general in the wehrmacht of nazi germany during world war ii who commanded the xxxviii army corps. Han fremsatte tanken om sterile operationer, mens han arbejdede ved glasgow royal infirmary. Pour le merite, english order for merit, distinguished prussian order established by frederick ii the great in 1740, which had a military class and a class for scientific and artistic achievement.
Rommel also received prussias highest medal, the pour le merite after fighting in the mountains of west slovenia, in battles of the isonzosoca front. The order pour le merite for sciences and arts the golden medal of the order displays the prussian eagle, the crowned initials of frederick the great repeated eightfold, and, against an enameled blue background, the designation pour le merite for merit. This is in the fine cornflower blue color with the finest definition to the eagles. Golden decoration with hossauer makers mark, letters are hand chased.
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