Flying ace after he became the first pilot to down five German aircraft. The British initially used the term "star-turns" (a show business term), while the Germans described their elite fighter pilots as "Überkanonen" (which roughly translates to "top guns"). The successes of such German ace pilots as Max Immelmann and Oswald Boelcke were much publicised for the benefit of civilian morale, and the "Pour le Mérite", Prussia’s highest award for gallantry, became part of the uniform of a leading German ace. In the "Luftstreitkräfte" the "Pour le Mérite" was nicknamed "Der blaue Max"/The Blue Max, after Max Immelmann, who was the
Ace both at once; some variants of Rummy allow players to form melds, of rank K-A-2 or similar. This is known colloquially as "going around the corner". It was not only the French deck which experienced this promotion, but some games involving the Swiss and German deck also evolved into using the "Daus" (deuce) as the highest card. The ace had disappeared during the 15th century, so the deuce took its place. The "Ass" (ace) and "Daus" (deuce) were conflated into a single card and the names are used interchangeably along with "Sau" (sow) as early cards of that rank depicted