Cross (1870), 2nd class on black ribbon Iron Cross (1914), 1st class Pour le Mérite (16 March 1915), Oak Leaves added on 17 October 1916 Grand Cross with Crown of the Merit Order of Philip the Magnanimous (8 September 1905) Commander First Class of the Military Order of St. Henry (15 October 1918) References Buchan, John. History of the Great War, 5 vols., Boston, 1922. External links Karl Einem at FirstWorldWar.com WWI Biographical Dictionary: Karl von Einem 1853 births 1934 deaths People from Herzberg am Harz People from the Harz People from the Province of Brandenburg German untitled nobility German military personnel of the Franco-Prussian War German Army generals of World War I Colonel generals of Prussia People from the Kingdom of Hanover Prussian politicians Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (military class) Recipients of the Iron Cross (1870), 2nd class Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914), 1st class 19th-century Prussian military personnel Honorary Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Military personnel from Lower Saxony