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Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz - a Grand Admiral's baton., High quality reproduction of his Grand Admiral's baton, awarded in 1943. The shaft is covered with navy blue velvet and bears superimposed alternating gilt iron crosses, national eagles and anchors. Gilt finial knobs (hallmarked "800") with bound oak leaves decorated with an U-Boat War Badge on top and swastika at the bottom. Surrounded by the dedication in Latin script "Der Führer dem Großadmiral Dönitz" (The Führer to Grand Admiral Dönitz) and "Zum Freiheitskampf des Großdeutschen Volkes - Januar 1943" (Fo,
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