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Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (military class)
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The list Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (military class) includes
Hermann Göring, Erwin Rommel, Czar Aleksandr III, Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and Tsar Alexander II.
The list consists of 476 members.
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Hermann Göring
German, Military
Overview: Hermann Wilhelm Göring (or Goering; ; 12 January 1893 – 15 October 1946) was a German politician, military leader, and convicted war criminal. He was one of the most powerful figures in the Nazi Party ...Date of birth: 12 January 1893Date of death: 15 October 1946Age: 53 (age at death)Nationality: GermanOccupation: MilitaryGender: MaleHeight: 5' 7" (170 cm)
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Erwin Rommel
German Field Marshal
Overview: Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel ( ) (15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944) was a German field marshal during World War II. Popularly known as the Desert Fox (German: Wüstenfuchs, ), he served in the Wehrmacht ...Date of birth: 15 November 1891Date of death: 14 October 1944Age: 52 (age at death)Nationality: GermanOccupation: MilitaryGender: MaleHeight: 5' 7" (170 cm) 0
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Kaiser Wilhelm II
German Emperor and King of Prussia from 1888 to 1918
Overview: Wilhelm II (Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert; 27 January 1859 – 4 June 1941), anglicised as William II, was the last German Emperor (Kaiser) and King of Prussia, reigning from 15 June 1888 until his ...Date of birth: 27 January 1859Date of death: 4 June 1941Age: 82 (age at death)Nationality: GermanOccupation: RoyaltyGender: MaleHeight: 5' 7" (170 cm) 0
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Franz Joseph I of Austria
Habsburg Emperor from 1848 to 1916
Overview: Franz Josef I or Francis Joseph I (18 August 1830 – 21 November 1916) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, King of Croatia, King of Bohemia, and monarch of many other states of the Austro-Hungarian ...Date of birth: 18 August 1830Date of death: 21 November 1916Age: 86 (age at death)Nationality: AustrianOccupation: RoyaltyGender: MaleHeight: 5' 10" (178 cm) 0
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Czar Aleksandr III
Emperor of Russia from 1881 to 1894
Overview: Alexander III (Russian: Александр III Александрович, Aleksandr III Aleksandrovich; 10 March 1845 – 1 November 1894) was Emperor of Russia, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Finland from 13 March ...Date of birth: 10 March 1845Date of death: 1 November 1894Age: 49 (age at death)Nationality: RussianOccupation: RoyaltyGender: MaleHeight: 6' 4" (193 cm) 0
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Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse
Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine from 1877 to 1892
Overview: Louis IV (German: Ludwig IV; 12 September 1837 – 13 March 1892) was the Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, reigning from 13 June 1877 until his death. Through his own and his children's marriages ...Date of birth: 12 September 1837Date of death: 13 March 1892Age: 54 (age at death)Nationality: GermanOccupation: MilitaryGender: Male 0
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Tsar Alexander II
Russian, Royalty
Overview: Alexander II (Russian: Алекса́ндр II Никола́евич; 29 April 1818 – 13 March 1881) was the Emperor of Russia, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Finland from 2 March 1855 until his assassination on 13 ...Date of birth: 17 April 1818Date of death: 13 March 1881Age: 62 (age at death)Nationality: RussianOccupation: RoyaltyGender: Male 0
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Ernst Udet
German flying ace
Overview: Ernst Udet (26 April 1896 – 17 November 1941) was a German pilot during World War I and a Luftwaffe Colonel-General (Generaloberst) during World War II.Date of birth: 26 April 1896Date of death: 17 November 1941Age: 45 (age at death)Nationality: GermanOccupation: MilitaryGender: Male 0
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Prince Henry of Prussia (1862–1929)
German admiral
Overview: Prince Albert William Henry of Prussia (German: Albert Wilhelm Heinrich; 14 August 1862 – 20 April 1929) was a younger brother of German Emperor William II and a Prince of Prussia. He was also a grandson ...Date of birth: 14 August 1862Date of death: 20 April 1929Age: 66 (age at death)Nationality: GermanOccupation: RoyaltyGender: Male 0
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William, German Crown Prince
German crown prince and general (1882–1951)
Overview: Wilhelm, German Crown Prince of Prussia (Friedrich Wilhelm Victor August Ernst; 6 May 1882 – 20 July 1951) was the eldest child and heir of the last German Emperor, Wilhelm II, and the last Crown Prince ...Date of birth: 6 May 1882Date of death: 20 July 1951Age: 69 (age at death)Nationality: GermanOccupation: RoyaltyGender: MaleHeight: 6' (183 cm) 0
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Fedor von Bock
German field marshal
Overview: Moritz Albrecht Franz Friedrich Fedor von Bock (3 December 1880 – 4 May 1945) was a German Generalfeldmarschall who served in the German Army during the Second World War. Bock served as the commander of ...Date of birth: 2 December 1880Date of death: 4 May 1945Age: 64 (age at death)Nationality: GermanOccupation: MilitaryGender: Male 0
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Helmuth von Moltke the Younger
German general
Overview: Helmuth Johann Ludwig von Moltke (23 May 1848 – 18 June 1916), also known as Moltke the Younger, was a nephew of Field Marshal Count Moltke and served as the Chief of the German General Staff from 1906 ...Date of birth: 25 May 1848Date of death: 18 June 1916Age: 68 (age at death)Nationality: GermanOccupation: MilitaryGender: Male 0
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Albrecht von Roon
German general
Overview: Albrecht Theodor Emil Graf von Roon (30 April 1803 Pleushagen, Prussia – 23 February 1879) was a Prussian soldier and statesman. As Minister of War from 1859 to 1873, Roon, along with Otto von ...Date of birth: 30 April 1803Date of death: 23 February 1879Age: 75 (age at death)Nationality: GermanOccupation: MilitaryGender: Male 0
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Manfred von Richthofen
WW1 Fighter Ace
Overview: Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (2 May 1892 – 21 April 1918), known in English as Baron von Richthofen, and most famously as the "Red Baron", was a fighter pilot with the German Air Force during ...Date of birth: 2 May 1892Date of death: 21 April 1918Age: 25 (age at death)Nationality: GermanOccupation: MilitaryGender: Male 0
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Paul von Hindenburg
German, Military
Overview: Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg (), typically known simply as Paul von Hindenburg ( 2 October 1847 – 2 August 1934), was a German general and statesman who led the Imperial ...Date of birth: 2 October 1847Date of death: 2 August 1934Age: 86 (age at death)Nationality: GermanOccupation: MilitaryGender: MaleHeight: 6' 6" (198 cm) 0
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Otto von Bismarck
Chancellor of Germany
Overview: Otto Eduard Leopold, Prince of Bismarck, Duke of Lauenburg (born von Bismarck-Schönhausen; German: Otto Eduard Leopold Fürst von Bismarck, Herzog zu Lauenburg; 1 April 1815 – 30 July 1898), known as Otto ...Date of birth: 1 April 1815Date of death: 30 July 1898Age: 83 (age at death)Nationality: GermanOccupation: Head of StateGender: Male 0
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King Ferdinand of Bulgaria
Monarch of Bulgaria from 1887 to 1918
Overview: Ferdinand (Bulgarian: Фердинанд I; 26 February 1861 – 10 September 1948), born Ferdinand Maximilian Karl Leopold Maria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, was the second monarch of the Third Bulgarian State, firstly ...Date of birth: 26 February 1861Date of death: 10 September 1948Age: 87 (age at death)Nationality: BulgarianOccupation: RoyaltyGender: Male 0
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Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine
Third son and fourth child of Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse
Overview: Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine, GCB (German: Alexander Ludwig Georg Friedrich Emil; 15 July 1823 – 15 December 1888), was the third son and fourth child of Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse, and W ...Date of birth: 15 July 1823Date of death: 15 December 1888Age: 65 (age at death)Nationality: GermanOccupation: RoyaltyGender: Male 0
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Otto Lancelle
German General and Knight's Cross recipient
Overview: 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 Mérite and Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, highest military awards ...Date of birth: 9 April 1884Date of death: 22 May 1955Age: 71 (age at death)Nationality: GermanOccupation: MilitaryGender: Male 0
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Eduard Ritter von Schleich
German, Military
Overview: Eduard-Maria Joseph Ritter von Schleich (9 August 1888 – 15 November 1947), born Schleich, was a high scoring Bavarian flying ace of the First World War. He was credited with 35 aerial victories at the ...Date of birth: 9 August 1888Date of death: 15 November 1947Age: 59 (age at death)Nationality: GermanOccupation: MilitaryGender: Male 0
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