The Marshals Baton Thread!

[Sepp45]

Zooming on the photo and baton.

(Photo credits to "German War Booty: A Study in Photographs", by Thomas Johnson)

[Sepp45]

A unique baton given to Hermann Göring by Italo Balbo.

(Photo credits to "German War Booty: A Study in Photographs", by Thomas Johnson)

[Sepp45]

A great quality picture of the ceremony to Generalfeldmarschall Ewald von Kleist, February 1st, 1943.

(Photo credits to "German War Booty: A Study in Photographs", by Thomas Johnson)

[Sepp45]

Zoom on Kleist's baton.

[Tom B]

Interimstab of Generalfeldmarschall Ferdinand Schörner, now in a private collection.

(Photo credits to "Mythos Marschallstab")

This type has always been my favorite !!!!! Tom

[luftkrieg]

A unique baton given to Hermann Göring by Italo Balbo.

(Photo credits to "German War Booty: A Study in Photographs", by Thomas Johnson)

Most interesting!

[Sepp45]

The Marschallstab of GFM Karl von Bülow (1846 - 1921)

[jizillii]

Interesting photos from the period of the First World War, Austro-Hungarian marshal's batons:

1. Emperor Karl I with his marshal's baton.


2. Emperor Karl I and Archduke Friedrich with their marshal's batons.


3. Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli with service baton and Archduke Friedrich with marshal's baton.


4. Baton of Emperor Karl I.


5. Baton of Archduke Friedrich.


6. Emperor Wilhelm II with Austro-Hungarian service baton.


7. Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli with service baton.

[luftkrieg]

Great photos of my favourite Austrian General, von Böhm-Ermolli.

Kind regards
Pierce

[jizillii]

Another photos of Austro-Hungarian service baton.

Archduke Joseph August, interwar period.

[praubal]

A unique baton given to Hermann Göring by Italo Balbo.

(Photo credits to "German War Booty: A Study in Photographs", by Thomas Johnson)

Edda used it as a rolling pin

[jizillii]

Emperor Wilhelm II and George V with their Prussian marchal's batons, 1913:

[Tony T-S]

An amazing shot, just before it all blew up in 14.

[Tom B]

More great pic's !!!!! Tom

[jizillii]

Another selection of various photos and pictures.

1. Crown Prince Frederick William, later Friedrich III.



This portrait worked by Anton von Werner.


2. Wilheim I. Portrait worked by Franz Xaver Winterhalter.

Now his marshal's baton is stored in West Point Museum.

3. Carol I of Romania with Prussian Marschal's baton, 1909.



4. Prussian Marschal's baton of Prince Arthur of Great Britain, 1906.



5. Helmuth von Moltke the Elder in Russian Field Marshal's uniform with his first (usual) Prussian Marschal's baton. Portrait worked by Anton von Werner.


6. Prince Leopold of Bavaria and Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria with their Bavarian Marschal's batons.


7. Baton of Ferdinand I of Bulgaria.

Field Marshal Ceremony, 1916.


Wilhelm II, Ferdinand I with Marschal's baton and August von Mackensen with service baton of Ferdinand I.


Wilhelm II and Ferdinand I with their Prussian Marschal's batons, 1917.


Bulgarian and Prussian Marschal's batons of Ferdinand I.



Ferdinand I with Austro-Hungarian service baton.