Years ago in a aviation Book by Arch Whitehouse was a group picture of about a dozen or so winners of the Pour le Mérite including
Hermann Göring
where did this come from?
Speaking of Goering Link of Interest:
https://forum.axishistory.com/viewto...97300&start=30
While his actual credits were indeed about over 20..I remember seeing a 1940 Who Who [?} biography on him which claimed a higher score of 30-to 40!

In regard to report that the "Blue Max" after shooting down 20 EA--
21 aces who did shoot down 20 never recevied It!
3 died
3 were recommended in 1918 but not preceeded with
15 were nominated but never received it because the war ended!
https://forum.axishistory.com/viewto...97300&start=15
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