On 12 January 1917 Kaiser Wilhelm II awarded Leutnant Manfred von Richthofen the Orden Pour Le Merite for downing 16 enemy aeroplanes. This award came exactly one year to the day after Max Immelmann and Oswald Boelcke were also awarded the 'Blue Max'.
To the memory of these brave gentlemen of the air and their worthy opponents.
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