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How many holders of the pour le merite were killed on the western front in1917 and 18. Also their names?
687 Pour le Merites were awarded during WW1. Many of the winners were killed during the war. The link below has a list of the winners. In order to find out if they survived the war, you will need to search German archives for details. Listing all their names is beyond the scope of this site.
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Who is Gen Erwin Rommel?
Erwin Rommel (Nov 15 1891--Oct 14 1944 [age 52]) was a soldier with allegiance to Germany.Highly decorated in WW1, he earned a Pour le Merite medal for his exploits on the Italian front.It was his prestige in the Second World War, however, that earned him the nickname "The Desert Fox" ("Wustenfuchs"). He was a Nazi Generalfeldmarschall in North Africa, and assisted heavily with the invasion of France.Late in the war, though, he was convicted of assisting in the plot to kill Hitler (Operation Valkyrie), and was sentenced to death. This is where things became complicated for Adolf Hitler.Rommel was widely regarded as a war hero in Germany. Even Hitler thought highly of him. But after the attempted assassination, he wanted to be rid of Rommel. But instead of getting negative feedback from the German public for executing the General, he decided to trick them.Rommel, so his family could keep his military pension and so they wouldn't be killed by the Nazis, took a cyanide capsule and died quietly on October 14, 1944.Gallant till the end, Rommel was probably one of the few decent Nazis that existed in the Third Reich. He thought it was unfair that innocent Jews and German soldiers were being slaughtered because Hitler wouldn't agree to an armistice.His grave is located in Herrlingen, Germany, about 2 miles West of Ulm.
Why was the US not celebrating the end of the Vietnam War in 1973?
Clay is correct .. it is a very complicated issues and an extremely emotional one for many. Hearts are divided on this war. Here's a run-up, but I suggest you go on google and type in ... understanding the Vietnam War. The most dramatic opposition to the war came from the soldiers themselves. Between 1960 and 1973, 503,926 members of the US armed forces deserted. Many soldiers began to question the morality of the war once they began fighting in Vietnam. One soldier, Keith Franklin, wrote a letter that was only to be opened on his death. He was killed on May 12, 1970: "If you are reading this letter, you will never see me again, the reason being that if you are reading this I have died. The question is whether or not my death has been in vain. The answer is yes. The war that has taken my life and many thousands before me is immoral, unlawful and an atrocity. I had no choice as to my fate. It was predetermined by the war-mongering hypocrites in Washington. As I lie dead, please grant my last request. Help me inform the American people, the silent majority who have not yet voiced their opinons." In 1967, Vietnam Veterans Against the War was formed. They demonstrated all over America. Many of them were in wheelchairs or on crutches. People watched on TV as Vietnam heroes threw away the medals they had won fighting in the war. One shouted: "Here's my merite badges for murder." Another apologised to the Vietnamese people and claimed that: "I hope that someday I can return to Vietnam and help rebuild that country we tore apart." Critics of the war argued that as the US government totally disregarded the welfare of Vietnamese civilians when it ordered the use of weapons such as napalm and agent orange, it was hypocritical to charge individual soldiers with war-crimes. As the mother of one of the soldiers accused of killing civilians at My Lai asserted: "I sent them (the US armY) a good boy, and they made him a murderer." These victories had been at a terrible cost to the people of these countries. Between 1961 and 1975 an estimated 10% of the people living in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos had died. In the same period, 56,869 US troops were killed and another 153,329 were seriously wounded. The long-term psychological damage to the 3 million soldiers who fought at Vietnam and the resulting social problems are still being counted and continue to this day. The horror never ends for these poor soldiers. Veterans still tormented by memories or the fact that the job was unfinished have little peace. Likewise the people who lost sons, daughters, brothers, sisters and friends in the war. Politicians wary of losing precious votes still battle the military over just how tough a major world power America can be because of lessons learned in Vietnam. The only honor may be that 25 years later, we still do have questions. Those questions hopefully in time will provide answers for future generations who face Democracy's ironic twist: How far do you go to help people who want to be independent? And how many lives is it worth to find out? Being a Canadian I traveled down the Oregon Coast and was thoroughly enjoying my vacation and taking in the breath-taking beauty of it all. That was soon to change when my husband and I went to a War Museum and discovered to our amazement that all wars were depicted in the museum, but the Vietnam War! I felt a rage within me as did my husband and I walked over to the lady at the desk and asked, "What the heck is going on? There is nothing here about the men that died in Vietnam." She looked at me red faced and sad and apologized. My own face red I replied, "Any man that dies for their country for reasons right or wrong deserves better than this!" My husband and I walked out of the museum. I talk to war vets all the time and I've heard so many sad stories. I know there are no words I can say to them to erase the terrible memories from their minds. They know and I know that when death comes to take them that will be the only peace they so deserve. If you want the real scoop on what really went on in Vietnam "go to the horses mouth" a Vietnam Vet! Please learn about this war, become smart about war, and perhaps in the future there will be less wars, more peace and the people shall rise up and start thinking for themselves. Just think of this: What if there was a war and no one went? For the first time in the history of the United States they are basically alone in this new modern war of ours. Many Americans and Canadians have not forgotten the lies that rang out re Vietnam and as the old saying goes, "Bit once, twice shy." Many Vietnam Vets think this new war is just another Vietnam War. They're right! Some people did celebrate the end of the war. There was really nothing to celebrate. Over 58,000 young American soldiers lost their lives in a purely political war that could have been won, but due to political considerations was lost. It was a divisive war and one that we should have never been involved in. The U.S won almost every single battle but ultimately had to withdraw and the South Vietnamese were not up to the task of defending themselves. The Viet Nam war is a very complicated issue. I suggest you read some very good books on the subject by varied authors.
What pen did Hitler use?
Sorry for my bad english. First we need to remove Montblanc from some internet hoax Hitler's would never use a Montblanc because: 1. REAL pictures of Hitler signing documents show a different pen. 2. Montblanc halts its production from ~1936-37 until the end of WWII because of item 3, below; 3. Montblanc was founded and owned by jewish. 4. Hitler knew every single Jewish company. Every leader of every compnay should not be Jew (by law) and they should be on nazi party or leave their company. Its easy to find that even on sports, entertainment companies like football (soccer) teams followed this rule. (Bayern Munchen, the "jews club" is a good example (leaders flee from germany because they were jews. And after this, Nazi leaders demanded they to put a swastika on their club symbol to mean: "owned"). Borussia Dortmund too (leaders were executed by not following Nazi guys) 5. Hitler disliked anything german with french name (you can find his hate about germans who loved/praised "French culture/names" in Mein Kampf chapt 2). And you can see that he even removed the commendation "Pour Le Merite" from germany because of this too (it was a great historic german commendation with french words and name) and he replaced it with a modified version of the Eisernes Kreuz (german name for Iron Cross..no more french names !). 6. The six point star wasn't exactly a real real only-Jew symbol, in 1914 when Montblanc choose this symbol... but it was used as a sionist symbol of course. And Nazis demanded jews to use this symbol on their clothes to walk on streets. So why in the hell he would use a pen with the same symbol ? The Montblanc Symbol was loved/used by sionists (there were many in europe at that time. Sionists were people who supported the people who lived and/or who wanted to live in palestine (Israel was founded in 1946, so no israel name at that time). Of course Sionits were mainly jewsish people. but lots of jews werent sionists) and many people knew about the star above the cap. Of course not everyone... so they created the marketing ambiguous symbol about snow...a nice 1914 idea which, by lucky, was useful for the future "Nazi times" 1933-. But the cap was flat when they started using the "star", so nothing remembering a mountain at 1914 ('90s montblancs owners can check the print of picture of their 1914 advertisement car with the big pen above it. It was used in the '90s, unfortunatelly i havent one here to link/attach). Since 1924 Meisterstück model has a pretty design using München colors (black and gold) and the beaultiful star above (used since 1914). Nazi colors were Black and Silver (with some red strips) (You can check easily in Deutschland if youre lucky to find someone who wants to answer the same questions again for the 100000000000th tourist) So why not think about anyhting (german of course) from his office and not exactly something about his personal taste (but of course a nazi-friend company). Hitler wasnt a "pen lover", thats why we dont know which pen he used. We know one of the pocket watches (but watch lovers tend to love/use more than one brand) is surely JungHans, the militar cloths/boots: Hugo Boss (but come on any cloth lover has more than one brandof clothes), the car Mercedes-Benz... but nothing about the pen just because he used any avaliable pen(with a Pelikan-clone Piston system of course because this was tbe best geman made piston avaliable at their time. Answer: He used any generic pen using a Pelikan-clone piston system (the best system of their time) but it would never be a Montblanc. And theres NOT a single pictue showing Hitler using Pelikans, he used any kind of generic fountain pen. Montblanc is a 100% "nazi-free" company period. ;-)
What is the common name for the Pour le Merite Order?
The Blue Max.
Where is the merite list of kushinagar special BTC 2007?
It should be below site.
Who created the Pour le Merite Order?
Frederick II of Prussia in 1740.
When was the Pour le Merite Order created?
In 1740 by Frederick II of Prussia.
Did Chancellor Otto von Bismarck receive the Pour le Merite?
Yes, in 1864.
Was Erwin Rommel awarded the Pour le Merite Order?
Yes, as an Oberleutenant in 1917.
What is the origin of the Pour Le Merite award?
The "Blue Max" was established in 1740 by Frederick II of Prussia.
Did Gebhard von Blucher of Waterloo receive the Pour le Merite?
Yes, for his service at the age of 72.
Did Hermann Goring receive the Pour le Merite?
Yes, he received his Blue Max in June of 1918.
Did Max Immelmann receive the Pour le Merite?
Yes, he was one of the first aviators awarded the Blue Max.
Why did Albert Einstein win the Ordre pour la Merite for?
Beause he was a pacifist scientist who help to make the peace in the world. (-_-)
Did Prussian Field Marshall August Neidhardt von Gneisenau receive the Pour le Merite?
Yes, for his service at Ligny and Waterloo.
