▁ 2 4 ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 5 ; ▁One ▁of ▁Germany ' s ▁top ▁a ces ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I ; ▁also ▁received ▁the ▁Pour ▁le ▁M ér ite . ▁ ▁Otto ▁De ß lo ch ▁– ▁award ▁date ▁unknown ; ▁later ▁a ▁Colonel ▁General ▁in ▁the ▁Luft wa ffe ; ▁he ▁also ▁received ▁the ▁Knight ' s ▁Cross ▁of ▁the ▁Iron ▁Cross ▁with ▁Oak le aves . ▁ ▁Hermann ▁G ör ing ▁– ▁ 1 5 ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 6 ; ▁later ▁Reichs mar sch all ; ▁received ▁the ▁Pour ▁le ▁M ér ite , ▁Baden ' s ▁Military ▁Karl - F ried rich ▁Mer it ▁Order , ▁numerous ▁other ▁decor ations . ▁ ▁Georg ▁Ritter ▁von ▁H engl ▁– ▁ 1 7 ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 8 ; ▁kn ight ed ▁with ▁the ▁Bav arian ▁Military ▁Order ▁of ▁Max ▁Joseph ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 8 ; ▁later ▁became ▁General ▁of ▁Mountain ▁Tro ops ▁and ▁commanded ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Mountain ▁Division ▁and ▁XIX ▁Mountain ▁Corps . ▁ ▁Max ▁Im mel mann ▁- ▁ 2 4 ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 5 ; ▁German ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁ace ▁whose ▁early ▁explo its ▁and ▁fame ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁nick name ▁for ▁the ▁Pour ▁le ▁M ér ite ▁as ▁the ▁" Blue ▁Max "; ▁also ▁received ▁the ▁Knight ' s ▁Cross ▁and ▁Commander ' s ▁Cross ▁of ▁Sax ony ' s ▁Military ▁Order ▁of ▁St . ▁Henry . ▁ ▁Bruno ▁Lo er zer ▁– ▁award ▁date ▁unknown