Bavaria, Kingdom. A First War Bavarian Pilot Badge & Sash To Vfw. Paul Hoppe United Republic of 3 mm (h) inclusive of

3 mm (h) inclusive of its wreath suspension

dated to 26 October 1918

and very rare from that period

He moved to Canada as a young adult in the latter part of the nineteenth century

Bavaria, Kingdom. A First War Bavarian Pilot Badge & Sash To Vfw. Paul Hoppe United Republic of 3 mm (h) inclusive ofPilots Badge, silver, mounted at the centre of a handmade brass cross pate, 149 x 146mm., the arms of which are inscribed, Vfw. Paul Hoppe Mit Gott Fr Koenig und Vaterland 6 April 1917, reverse with wire mount, to which is attached two silk sashes each approximately 90cm. long, white with red and black edging and gilt fringe, decorated with multiple iron crosses and inscribed in gothic script, letzter gru(last greeting) and dem tapferen helden (the