Reichsmarshall Herman Goering carried a baton with him. Asides from Nazi bling, does it have a proper name/term?

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Reichsmarshall Herman Goering carried a baton with him. Asides from Nazi bling, does it have a proper name/term?

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Last updated May 28 2021.

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LadyNym

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Goering received two different batons: the first after his promotion to Generalfeldmarschall, the second when he became Reichsmarshall in 1940. The latter baton, made of elephant ivory and encrusted with diamonds, was the only one of its kind, and is now kept in the US Army's West Point Museum.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baton_(military)#Third_Reich

Oct 23 2016, 8:44 AM

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1cyprus
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Baton

Jan 14 2007, 12:38 PM

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lanfranco
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The best I can do on this is tell you that the German word for baton or staff is "Stab," and it can be used to describe a piece of field officer's equipment. Whether there is or was a more specific name within the context of Nazi dress I don't know.

Jan 14 2007, 12:39 PM

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I have found this reference to it being called "Fatmans Baton"

[from 2007 wermacht-awards.com article, no longer available to the general public]

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Jan 14 2007, 12:57 PM

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"Fatman" was Reichsmarshall Herman Goering's nickname.

I was only able to locate "Reichsmarshall's Baton."

Jan 14 2007, 1:41 PM

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How bout a hint or a clue?

Jan 14 2007, 2:57 PM

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It is called 'The Field Marshal Baton' as it was presented to him By Adolf Hitler on his receiving the title of Field Marshal General of the Air Force.

http://themarshalsbaton.com/batons.htm

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Jan 14 2007, 6:43 PM

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If I might say:

I suspect that battrikev didn't know the answer. He or she was asking us to provide it.

And, the term "Fieldmarshal's Baton" isn't very specific. It could be used in many countries, in many languages.

However, my guess is that there wasn't a specific "Nazi" term, that, in Germany and Austria, everyone simply used the term "Stab," coupled with the genitive of the officer's rank.

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Thanks guys that's a wealth of info about Goering's diamond encrusted whack-stick. Thankyou

Jan 15 2007, 1:26 AM

Reichsmarshall Herman Goering carried a baton with him. Asides from Nazi bling, does it have a proper name/term?

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