The Marshals Baton Thread!

[Butch Gooch]

Baton

Very informative, Thank you, Butch

[Sepp45]

An uncommon photo of Generalfeldmarschall Wolfram von Richthofen holding his baton after the award ceremony on February 16th, 1943.

[Sepp45]

Hermann Goöring's marschallstab (second model) presented to Ted Gamble, National War Finance Director, by Lt. Gen. Alexander Patch, who took it when his 7th Army captured Göring in 1945.

[Sepp45]

Hermann Goöring's marschallstab (second model) presented to Ted Gamble, National War Finance Director, by Lt. Gen. Alexander Patch, who took it when his 7th Army captured Göring in 1945.

Correction: the correct term is Reichsmarschallstab (there was no second model)

[August von Mackensen]

Hi Sepp,


That is for sure an excellent contribution to this forum, one can see how many time you are spending to bring such amazing stuff!


Thanks for that


Matt

[Sepp45]

Hi Sepp,


That is for sure an excellent contribution to this forum, one can see how many time you are spending to bring such amazing stuff!

Thanks for the kind words Matt! I appreciate it

[Sepp45]

Großadmiral Karl Dönitz baton on display at the Shropshire Regiment Museum, UK.

[Sepp45]

Großadmiral Karl Dönitz baton on display at the Shropshire Regiment Museum, UK.

A period picture (with great zoom) of the same baton!

[Tom B]

Hello Buddy ! These are great pic's !!!!!!!!!! Tom

[rob NL]

Großadmiral Karl Dönitz baton on display at the Shropshire Regiment Museum, UK.

It really hurts to see how they display it, they are hurting that velvet

[15parabattalion]

Großadmiral Karl Dönitz baton on display at the Shropshire Regiment Museum, UK.

What is a bit annoying is that the person who actually captured Donitz's baton was at the rear of the picture and the museum has cut him and his colleague out.

He ask Donitz for his baton and Donitz refused, he then told Donitz that he would have no use for it for were he was going...so he handed it over.

Several hours later the new batons owner was ordered to hand it over to his commanding officer. In the part of the picture that was cut out, im pretty sure you can see the bottom of the batton hidden behind his back!

Good little story! Cheers Mike

[Sepp45]

Surrender of Generalfeldmarschall Gerd von Rundstedt in Weilheim, Germany.

[rob NL]

Wow, I would like to know where that interim baton is. I would give my kidney for that one. Maybe both.

[Sepp45]

Wow, I would like to know where that interim baton is. I would give my kidney for that one. Maybe both.

Sold a few years ago

[Gaspare]

posts #597 & #599... those appear not to be the same baton....