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The order was one of the older military orders of the states of the German Empire. It was founded on 11 February 1759 by Karl Eugen, Duke of Württemberg as the Militär-Carls-Orden , and was renamed the Militärverdienstorden on 11 November 1806 by King Friedrich I .
The German Empire consisted of 25 states: four kingdoms, six grand duchies, five duchies, seven principalities and three Hanseatic cities.In addition, the house order of the Hohenzollern principalities, although the states themselves had been annexed by Prussia, continued to be awarded in the imperial era.
Zeppelin LZ 104 (construction number, designated L 59 by the German Imperial Navy) and nicknamed Das Afrika-Schiff ("The Africa Ship"), was a World War I German dirigible. It is famous for having attempted a long-distance resupply mission to the beleaguered garrison of Germany's East Africa colony .
Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin (German: Ferdinand Adolf Heinrich August Graf von Zeppelin; [1] 8 July 1838 – 8 March 1917) was a German general and later inventor of the Zeppelin rigid airships. His name became synonymous with airships and dominated long-distance flight until the 1930s. He founded the company Luftschiffbau Zeppelin.
The list contains recipients of the Pour le Mérite military class. Since the foundation, a total of 5,430 persons received this award. The Pour le Mérite was the Kingdom of Prussia's highest military order for officers until the end of World War I. Its equivalent for non-commissioned officers and enlisted men was the Military Merit Cross
Ceylon Volunteer Service Medal; Commemorative Cross of the 1916–1918 War; Commemorative Medal for the Italo-Austrian War 1915–1918; Commemorative Medal of the Great Serbian Retreat; Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (France) Volunteer Combatant's Cross 1914–1918; The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
The original Certificate of Merit was authorized by an Act of Congress related to the expansion of the US Army during the Mexican–American War (1846–1848). The legislation authorized brevets to non-commissioned officers and for privates who distinguished themselves in service "the President may in like manner grant him a certificate of merit, which shall entitle him to additional pay at ...
The order of merit was the highest royal Prussian order of bravery for officers of all ranks. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The Pour le Mérite was awarded strictly as a recognition of extraordinary personal achievement, rather than as a general marker of social status or a courtesy-honour, although certain restrictions of social class and military rank were ...