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Oswald Boelcke and Max Immelmann became the first German aviators to be awarded the Pour le Mérite, Germany's highest military honour.
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German World War I flying ace (1891–1916)
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Max Immelmann
German World War I flying ace
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Pour le Mérite
Kingdom of Prussia's highest order of merit
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