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Australian: Pre-Federation and Boer War; First World War; Second World War; Post War
British: First and Second World Wars
German: First World War

Pour le Merite
Click for large image.	The Pour le Mérite, known informally as the Blue Max, was Germany's highest military order. The award was first founded in 1740, named in French, the language of the royal court, for merit. Until 1810 the award was both a civilian and military honor. In January of that year, Prussian king Friedrich Wilhelm III decreed that the award could only be presented to serving military personnel. In 1866 a special military Grand Cross class of the award was established. It was during World War I that the award gained international fame. Although it could be awarded to any military official, it was most well known as an award for aerial combat. In the aerial war a fighter pilot was initially entitled to the award upon downing eight enemy aircraft. Ace Max Immelmann was the first airman to receive the award, after which it became known among his fellow pilots, on account of its color and its recipient, as the Blue Max — in German, Blauer Max).	$65.00

Iron Cross
The Iron Cross was awarded first in 1813, during the Napoleonic Wars. The Prussian King, Wilhelm I authorised further awards on 19 July 1870, during the Franco-Prussian War. Recipients of the 1870 Iron Cross who were still in service in 1895 received a 25 year clasp. The Iron Cross was reauthorized by Kaiser Wilhelm II on 5 August 1914, at the start of the First World War. The 1813, 1870 and 1914 Iron Crosses had three grades: Iron Cross 2nd Class, Iron Cross 1st Class, and Grand Cross of the Iron Cross. The Grand Cross was intended for senior Generals of the German Army. An even higher decoration, the Star of the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross, was only awarded twice, to Prince von Blücher in 1813 and to Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg in 1918. A third award was planned for the most successful German general during the Second World War, but was not made after the defeat of Germany in 1945. In the First World War, approximately 5 million Iron Crosses of the lower grade (second class) were issued, as well as around 218,000 of the higher grade (first class). Exact numbers of awards are not known, since the Prussian archives were destroyed during the Second World War. The multitude of awards reduced the status and reputation of the decoration.
Click for large image.	Grand Cross of the Iron Cross 1914	$48.00
Click for large image.	Iron Cross 2nd Class 1914	$39.00

Imperial Wound Badges
On March 3rd 1918 Kaiser Wilhelm II established the wound badge in three grades. It was to be awarded in black for one or two wounds, in silver for three of four wounds, and in golds for five wounds or more. In casese of severe wounds the higher class was presented. The Navy wound badge was established on June 24th, and was awarded in the same grades and under the same regulations as the Army badges.
Click for large image.	Army Wound Badge Black	$39.00
Click for large image.	Army Wound Badge Silver	$39.00
Click for large image.	Army Wound Badge Gold	$39.00
Click for large image.	Navy Wound Badge Black	$39.00
Click for large image.	Navy Wound Badge Silver	$39.00
Click for large image.	Navy Wound Badge Gold	$39.00