Field Marshal Albert Kesselring (1885 - 1960) - a marshal's baton., A jeweller made reproduction of his marshal's baton, awarded on 19 July 1940, after the victory over France. Silver, gold-plated in places, good craftsmanship. The shaft is covered with dark blue velvet with superimposed national eagles,"Balkenkreuze" (bar crosses) and iron crosses. Gold-plated finial knobs with bound oak leaves, decorated with a Luftwaffe eagle on top and with a bar cross on the bottom. Surrounded by the dedication in Gothic letters "Der Führer dem Generalfeldmarschall Kesselr,

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