The Marshals Baton Thread!

[AntiqueWW2]

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[Sepp45]

Großadmiral Erich Raeder during the funeral of Vizeadmiral Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière, February 1941.

[Sepp45]

Generalfeldmarschall Hermann Göring and Generalmajor Wolfram von Richthofen during the Condor Legion parade (31.5.1939)

[dntlss]

I'm just blown away by all these pictures,its amazing how with the advent of the internet you get to see things that otherwise would have stayed hidden in peoples houses forever,thank you much to everybody that has shared all these incredible images.

[Phantom3SE]

Were the batons privately purchased by the recipients or paid for by the state? If they were provided by the state did the recipients have any say on the design?

[dntlss]

I believe the answers are yes and no on your questions, Batons were a symbol of authority for fieldmarshalls and they were awarded by Hitler so that would signify estate and being that they were awarded i doubt they would have had any saying in their construction.

[Phantom3SE]

I believe the answers are yes and no on your questions, Batons were a symbol of authority for fieldmarshalls and they were awarded by Hitler so that would signify estate and being that they were awarded i doubt they would have had any saying in their construction.

Interesting! Many thanks

[Sepp45]

A rare color photo of GFM von Blomberg's baton, showing the distinctive light-blue velvet.

[Robert H]

Interim on the table in huge size.
Recieved this in the 80´s, I knew one person who was neighbour to Milch.
And he has given this to him as well some signed letters and Photos from Milch himself.

[rob NL]

Interim on the table in huge size.
Recieved this in the 80´s, I knew one person who was neighbour to Milch.
And he has given this to him as well some signed letters and Photos from Milch himself.

Very nice Robert.

[Sepp45]

Interim on the table in huge size.
Recieved this in the 80´s, I knew one person who was neighbour to Milch.
And he has given this to him as well some signed letters and Photos from Milch himself.

Thanks for the add Robert. It's a known photo, and it was posted some pages back: http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...&postcount=606

Nevertheless, great story and zoom on the interim

[Sepp45]

A recent photo of the Marschallstab of Hugo Sperrle, featured in an article written in the Hamburger Morgenpost.

[chen]

Luft. field marshal baton is even more rare than Army one.

[filfoster]

OK, 2 cups of coffee and 45 minutes later, I have gone through this wonderful thread. With the Mythos book, it's a great reference. NOWHWERE have I seen a color photo of Goering's Reichsmarschall Interimsstab. Nowhere. What color was the cap? Platinum or gold?
Where is it now?
Does anyone have a color photo?

[filfoster]

Does anyone know if Schoerner got his formal Marshalstab or just the Interimsstab?