tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322065.post3964140418627824892..comments2023-06-03T08:28:36.912-05:00Comments on Military Thoughts: Pour le Merite.Alberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06727892316586523158noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322065.post-60045172582467792892008-04-11T18:53:00.000-05:002008-04-11T18:53:00.000-05:00Bert says: The now four decade movie "The Blue Max...Bert says: The now four decade movie "The Blue Max" is a must see. Pretty darn good move starring George Peppard, James Mason, Ursula Andress. Man goes from the trenches to the air in search of the medal. Shows the contrast between men of the enlisted ranks who became officer pilots and the minor nobility that made up the major command of the German Air Corps.<BR/><BR/>Bert.Alberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06727892316586523158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322065.post-45430112968127074482008-04-11T18:50:00.000-05:002008-04-11T18:50:00.000-05:00Bert says: Many pilots won the Blue Max, INCLUDING...Bert says: Many pilots won the Blue Max, INCLUDING HERMANN GOERING!! Those pilots of the era were like a knight of old, jousting with other knight, but in the air, not on a horse. Such a contrast to the impersonal trench warfare with the mechanized slaughter! Morale was kept high on the home front by exploiting the feats of the airmen. NO other decoration would suffice?<BR/><BR/>Bert.Alberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06727892316586523158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322065.post-21717932488030728772008-04-11T15:31:00.000-05:002008-04-11T15:31:00.000-05:00Wikipedia says Ostwald Boelcke also received the B...Wikipedia says Ostwald Boelcke also received the Blue MaxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322065.post-25903465014926360072008-04-11T15:29:00.000-05:002008-04-11T15:29:00.000-05:00Wikipedia says Werner Voss and Max Immelman, both ...Wikipedia says Werner Voss and Max Immelman, both aces, won the Blue Max.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com