Pour Le Merite Winners

 

Commanding General

Chief of the Air Service Gen. Ernst von Hoeppner awarded on — 8 April 1917.

 

Chief of Staff

Chief of Staff of the Air Service Lt. Col. Hermann Thomsen awarded on — 8 April 1917.

He later adopted the last name of von der Lieth-Thomsen, but that was after he recieved the Pour le Mérite

 

Bomber Leaders

Capt. Ernst Brandenburg awarded on — 14 June 1917.

Capt. Alfred Keller awarded on — 4 Dec. 1917.

Capt. Rudolf Kleine awarded on — 4 Oct. 1917.

Capt. Hermann Köhl awarded on — 20 May 1918.

Capt. Leo Leonhardy awarded on — 2 Oct. 1918.

 

Observers

Oberlt. Hermann Fricke awarded on — 23 Dec. 1917.

Leutnant Wilhelm Griebsch awarded on — 30 Sept. 1918.

Capt. Jürgen von Grone awarded on — 13 Oct. 1918.

Oberlt. Erich Homburg awarded on — 13 Oct. 1918.

Oberlt. Hans-Georg Horn awarded on — 23 Dec. 1917.

Lt. Albert Müller-Kahle awarded on — 13 Oct. 1918.

Lt. Friedrich Nielebock awarded on — 2 June 1918.

Oberlt. Paul Freiherr von Pechmann awarded on — 31 July 1917.

Leutnant Wilhelm Paul Schreiber awarded on — 8 June 1918.

 

 Fighter Pilots

Leutnant Karl Allmenröder awarded on — 14 June 1917. (30 victories)

Oberlt. Ernst Freiherr von Althaus awarded on — 21 July 1916. (9 victories)

Leutnant Paul Bäumer awarded on — 2 Nov. 1918. (43 victories)

Leutnant Freiherr von Beaulieu-Marconnay awarded on — 26 Oct. 1918. (25 victories)

Oberlt. Otto Bernert awarded on — 24 April 1917. (27 victories)

Oberlt. Hans Berr awarded on — 4 Dec. 1916. (10 victories)

Oberlt. Rudolf Berthold awarded on — 12 Oct. 1916. (44 victories)

Leutnant Walter Blume awarded on — 30 Sept. 1918. (28 victories)

Leutnant Erwin Böhme awarded on — 24 Mov. 1917. (24 victories)

Leutnant Oswald Boelcke awarded on — 12 Jan. 1916. (40 victories)

Oberlt. Oskar Freiherr von Boenigk awarded on — 25 Oct. 1918. (26 victories)

Leutnant Karl Bolle awarded on — 28 Aug. 1918. (31 victories)

Leutnant Heindrich Bongartz awarded on — 23 Dec. 1917. (33 victories)

Leutnant Julius Buckler awarded on — 4 Dec. 1917. (35 victories)

Capt. Hans Joahim Buddecke awarded on — 14 April 1916. (13 victories)

Leutnant Franz Büchner awarded on — 25 Oct. 1918. (40 victories)

Leutnant Walter Bülow awarded on — 8 Oct. 1917. (28 victories)

Leutnant Carl Degelow awarded on — 9 Nov. 1918. (30 victories)

Leutnant Albert Dossenbach awarded on — 11 Nov. 1916. (15 victories)

Oberlt Eduard Ritter von Dostler awarded on — 6 Aug. 1917. (26 victories)

Leutnant Wilhelm Frankl awarded on — 12 Aug. 1916. (19 victories)

Oberlt. Hermann Göring awarded on — 2 June 1918. (22 victories)

Leutnant Heinrich Gontermann awarded on — 14 May 1917. (39 victories)

Oberlt. Robert Ritter von Griem awarded on — 8 Oct. 1918. (25 victories)

Leutnant Walter Höhndorf awarded on — 20 July 1916. (12 victories)

Leutnant Max Immelmann awarded on — 12 Jan. 1916. (15 victories)

Leutnant Josef Jacobs awarded on — 18 July 1918. (41 victories)

Leutnant Hans Kirschstein awarded on — 24 June 1918. (27 victories)

Leutnant Otto Kissenberth awarded on — 30 June 1918. (19 victories)

Leutnant Hans Klein awarded on — 4 Dec. 1917. (22 victories)

Leutnant Otto Könnecke awarded on — 26 Sept 1918. (33 victories)

Leutnant Heinrich Kroll awarded on — 29 March 1918. (30 victories)

Leutnant Artur Laumann awarded on — 25 Oct. 1918. (26 victories)

Leutnant Gustav Leffers awarded on — 5 Nov. 1916. (9 victories)

Oberlt. Bruno Loerzer awarded on — 12 Feb. 1918. (41 victories)

Leutnant Erich Lowenhardt awarded on — 31 May 1918 (53 victories)

Capt. Carl Menckhoff awarded on — 23 April 1918. (39 victories)

Oberlt. Max Ritter von Müller awarded on — 3 Sept. 1917. (36 victories)

Leutnant Max Ritter von Mulzer awarded on — 8 July 1916. (10 victories)

Leutnant Ulrich Neckel awarded on — 8 Nov. 1918. (30 victories)

Leutnant Otto Parschau awarded on — 10 July 1916. (8 victories)

Leutnant Fritz Pütter awarded on — 31 May 1918. (25 victories)

Leutnant Lothar Freiherr von Richthofen awarded on — 14 May 1917. (40 victories)

Leutnant Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen awarded on — 12 Jan. 1917. (80 victories)

Leutnant Fritz Ritter von Röth awarded on — 8 Sept. 1918. (28 victories)

Leutnant Fritz Rumey awarded on — 10 July 1918. (45 victories)

Leutnant Karl-Emil Schaefer awarded on — 26 April 1917. (30 victories)

Oberlt. Eduard Ritter von Schleich awarded on — 4 Dec. 1917. (35 victories)

Leutnant Karl Thom awarded on — 1 Nov. 1918. (27 victories)

Leutnant Emil Thuy awarded on — 30 June 1918. (32 victories)

Oberlt. Adolf Ritter von Tutschek awarded on — 3 Aug. 1917. (27 victories)

Leutnant Ernst Udet awarded on — 9 April 1918. (62 victories)

Leutnant Josef Veltjens awarded on — 16 Aug. 1918. (34 victories)

Leutnant Werner Voss awarded on — 8 April 1917. (48 victories)

Capt. Franz Walz awarded on — 9 Aug. 1918. (7 victories)

Leutnant Rudolf Windisch awarded on — 6 June 1918. (22 victories)

Leutnant Kurt Wintgens awarded on — 1 July 1916. (18 victories)

Oberlt. Kurt Wolff awarded on — 4 May 1917. (33 victories)

Leutnant Kurt Wüsthoff awarded on — 22 Nov. 1917. (27 victories)