Pour le Mérite
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The Pour le Mérite, also informally known as the "Blue Max", is an order of merit established in 1740 by King Frederick II of Prussia. Wikipedia
Established: > between 7 June and 15 June 1740;
First awarded: 16 June 1740
Last awarded: 22 September 1918
Next (lower): House Order of Hohenzollern
Presented by: King of Prussia (1740–1918)