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**C.C.Reilly** · 07-15-2003, 10:41 AM

Batons

Hello John,

I am guessing that you mean the actual batons they carried in their hands. Do a search on this site, in all forums. Type in baton. I know that Gordon Williamson provided some great photos of the Doenitz baton. There were two kinds. The grosstab, or ceremonial/formal occasion baton, and the interimstab, sometimes referred to as a walking stick.

**Vadim K** · 07-15-2003, 10:55 AM

Hi John,
here is Gordon's thread on Doenitz baton, I was just reading it the other day
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...ighlight=baton

**JOHN VD HEIJDEN** · 07-15-2003, 01:52 PM

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Hello thank,s for thhe reply
just seen it

Woooooooooooooouuuuuuuuwwwww

I think this would be the highlight of every collector
just a shame there weren,t somuch GFM,s

Greetin,gs JOhnny

**Pieter Verbruggen** · 07-16-2003, 03:13 PM

Hi John,
If you like to see the real thing you can visit following museums:

Walter von Brauchitsch: Service Baton in the Military Histoty Musem, Rastatt

Hans Günther von Kluge: Ceremonial Baton at the Panzermuseum, Munster

Gerd von Rundstedt: Ceremonial Baton at Rastatt

Erwin Rommel: Service Baton at Rastatt

Ewald von Kleist: Ceremonial Baton at the Museum of German History, Berlin

Max von Weichs: Service - and Ceremonial Baton, Historical Division of the US Army, Washington, D.C.

Walter Model: Ceremonial Baton, Bayrisches Armeemuseum, Ingolstadt

Ferdinand Schröner: Service Baton, Ingolstadt

Hermann Göring: West Point

Karl Dönitz: Ceremonial Baton, Light Infantry Museum Shropshire, U.K.

Pieter.

**JOHN VD HEIJDEN** · 07-17-2003, 02:21 PM

Thanks Pieter
Munster it would be this will be the closed at mine home
I know they also have the uniform of rommel and the black-panzerwrap of guderian
and some nice kc-map,s

regards Johnny

**JOHN VD HEIJDEN** · 07-17-2003, 04:52 PM

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Hello Pieter are these the only survived baton,s or are there more maybe in the private-sector????

greting,s johnny

**C.C.Reilly** · 07-26-2003, 09:02 AM

Private Collections, Batons

Hi John,

Yes, there are some batons, particularly the interimstabs, that are in private collections.

**Steve Sherlock** · 07-27-2003, 12:13 PM

The Göring baton at West Point mentioned by Pieter is the Reichsmarschall's baton with the white ivory cane. Göring's field marshal's baton, with the blue cane, awarded to him in 1938, at one time was on display in the Pentagon Building in Washington, D.C.. Telford Taylor tells about it in his book "Sword & Swastika", beginning of Chapter 5. He mentions that this baton was found at Göring's summer house at Berchtesgaden. The book is old, so it is possible that the baton is no longer there and at a different location. Anyone out there know for sure??

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**Paul B** · 07-27-2003, 03:00 PM

Batons

I could be wrong, but seem to remember that Eberhard Milch's interimstab was sold in the UK about 10 years, perhaps by Adrian Foreman, so it must be in private hands somewhere...I would've bought it, but my pocket-money and paper-round wouldn't stretch that far

! I saw the Doernitz baton in the "flesh" during a visit to the Shropshire L.I Museum last year -very, very impressive. All the best, Paul.

**fpetri** · 01-09-2005, 12:57 AM

Field Marshal von Leebs Baton

I can add to your list of Field Marshal Batons. I have Field Marshal von Leebs Field Marshal's Baton.

Floyd Petri
East Texas

Originally posted by Pieter Verbruggen

Hi John,
If you like to see the real thing you can visit following museums:

Walter von Brauchitsch: Service Baton in the Military Histoty Musem, Rastatt

Hans Günther von Kluge: Ceremonial Baton at the Panzermuseum, Munster

Gerd von Rundstedt: Ceremonial Baton at Rastatt

Erwin Rommel: Service Baton at Rastatt

Ewald von Kleist: Ceremonial Baton at the Museum of German History, Berlin

Max von Weichs: Service - and Ceremonial Baton, Historical Division of the US Army, Washington, D.C.

Walter Model: Ceremonial Baton, Bayrisches Armeemuseum, Ingolstadt

Ferdinand Schröner: Service Baton, Ingolstadt

Hermann Göring: West Point

Karl Dönitz: Ceremonial Baton, Light Infantry Museum Shropshire, U.K.

Pieter.

**Darrell** · 01-09-2005, 01:32 AM

Too bad all the pictures are Red "X" s

**Jim Baker** · 01-09-2005, 03:11 AM

Hi Floyd,

How about posting some photos???

Thanks.

**Michael Everett** · 01-09-2005, 03:27 AM

One small correction

Originally posted by Pieter Verbruggen

Hi John,
If you like to see the real thing you can visit following museums:

Walter von Brauchitsch: Service Baton in the Military Histoty Musem, Rastatt

Hans Günther von Kluge: Ceremonial Baton at the Panzermuseum, Munster

Gerd von Rundstedt: Ceremonial Baton at Rastatt

Erwin Rommel: Service Baton at Rastatt

Ewald von Kleist: Ceremonial Baton at the Museum of German History, Berlin

Max von Weichs: Service - and Ceremonial Baton, Historical Division of the US Army, Washington, D.C.

Walter Model: Ceremonial Baton, Bayrisches Armeemuseum, Ingolstadt

Ferdinand Schröner: Service Baton, Ingolstadt

Hermann Göring: West Point

Karl Dönitz: Ceremonial Baton, Light Infantry Museum Shropshire, U.K.

Pieter.

Pieter,

Once again you are right about everything except.....

V. Weichs Baton: US Army Infantry Museum, Ft Benning Georgia.

Goring's First Baton: US Army Infantry Museum, Ft Benning Georgia.

Both are on display and are tremendous.

The following pictures are neither of the above but, it is for sale:

**Michael Everett** · 01-09-2005, 03:28 AM

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