Bavaria, Kingdom. A Pilot’s Badge, By Karl Pöllath Archive maker marked ST

maker marked ST

The outbreak of the Second War saw Hauck serve in Poland and later France with the 5th Army Corps

from Second Lieutenant M

The dagger is set securely into a crossguard with a hook quillon

one silver with a silver gilt star affixed

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Pilot’s Badge, By Karl Pöllath Archive maker marked ST(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silver, the obverse consisting of a detailed oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a bow tie ribbon, topped by a Bavarian royal crown, with a central depiction of a monoplane flying over a rural landscape, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked KARL PLLATH, SCHROBENHAUSEN, with a silver content number of 800, measuring 45. 35 mm