Bavaria, Kingdom. A Pilot’s Badge Stick Pin, By Carl Poellath GTRexclude His official date of birth

His official date of birth was confirmed as September 18

but to those who have an interest in police history and medals

He was with 11 Squadron when he was killed in action on February 19

A well-preserved example of an NSDAP Golden Party badge constructed of gilded tombac and multi-coloured enamels

but of typical “Braća Knaus

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Pilot’s Badge Stick Pin, By Carl Poellath GTRexclude His official date of birth(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen Anstecknadel). Constructed of silver, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Bavarian royal crown, around a central depiction of a monoplane flying over a rural landscape, the reverse marked with a silver content number of 800 and initials C. P. for Carl Poellath, Schrobenhausen, measuring 11. 43 mm (w) x 17. 51 mm (h), weighing 2. 3 grams, in extremely