Bavaria, Kingdom. A Rare Pilot’s Badge, Type 4, by Carl Poellath consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac continuing to direct the fire

continuing to direct the fire until his communications were broken

Oberst Heinz Guderian came up with the colouration and design of the form fitting uniform

A lot of ribbon bars and boutonnieres

he was struck off strength on posting to the Saskatchewan Regimental Depot

marked on ring "56" along with maker's mark (obscured

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Rare Pilot’s Badge, Type 4, by Carl Poellath consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac continuing to direct the fire(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen Knigreich Bayern). Constructed of silvered brass, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Bavarian state crown, surrounding a central depiction of a monoplane flying over a rural landscape, the reverse with a barrel hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a rounded catch, maker marked CARL POELLATH, SCHROBENHAUSEN (using the firms Type 4 design as examined