Bavaria, Kingdom. A Pilot’s Badge, C.1925 certificate_of_authenticity An entry from March 1945

An entry from March 1945 indicates that he received special torpedo training with the 11th Flotilla

a strap constructed of dark grey wool

on a metal ribbon bar with a navy felt backer and horizontal pinback

to rest and refit and became involved in the Allied parachute landings

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Pilot’s Badge, C.1925 certificate_of_authenticity An entry from March 1945(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a bow tie ribbon, topped by a Bavarian crown, around a central depiction of a monoplane flying over a rural landscape, the reverse with a vertical pinback, unmarked, measuring 46. 13 mm (w) x 73. 78 mm (h), weighing 11. 4 grams, in extremely fine condition.