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title: Blue Max Medal
author: Borodun
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21403/blue-max-medal/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2026-01-12
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# Blue Max Medal
_Authored by Borodun_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21403.png)
## Image Caption
The Prussian (and then German) medal for valour Pour le Mérite, popularly known as the Blue Max during the First World [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) (1914-18).
Shown in an exhibition of the Tallinn Museum of Orders of Knighthood.
## Cite This Work
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Borodun. (2025, December 01). Blue Max Medal. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Borodun. "Blue Max Medal." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 01, 2025. .
### MLA
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pour_le_Merite_badge3_(Prussia_1914-1918)_-_Tallinn_Museum_of_Orders.jpg) by [**Borodun**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pour_le_Merite_badge3_(Prussia_1914-1918)_-_Tallinn_Museum_of_Orders.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 01 December 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.