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Reichsmarschall (German: Reichsmarschall des Großdeutschen Reiches; lit. ' Reich Marshal of the Greater German Reich ' ) was a military rank that held the highest position in the office of the Wehrmacht specially created for Hermann Göring during World War II .
Jean-Baptiste Jourdan with his marshal's baton. In 1813, his baton was captured by British forces following the Battle of Vitoria. [1]The ceremonial baton is a short, thick stick-like object, typically in wood or metal, that is traditionally the sign of a field marshal or a similar high-ranking military officer, and carried as a piece of their uniform.
The vast majority of the people promoted to field marshal won major battles in wars of their time. Field marshals played a compelling and influential role in military matters, were tax-exempt, members of the nobility, equal to government officials, under constant protection or escort, and had the right to directly report to the royal family. [3]
1. Gigayacht. Sold for: $168 million Roman Abramovich, a Russian billionaire, must have been staring at an empty dock for a while now, because the 168 milly he shelled out for a 400-foot yacht is ...
The price had risen to $3,000 before eBay closed the auction. [8] [9] In May 2006, the remains of U.S. Fort Montgomery, a stone fortification in upstate New York built in 1844, were put up for auction on eBay. The first auction ended on June 5, 2006, with a winning bid of US$5,000,310.
Adolf Hitler posing with his field marshals at the ceremony. Hermann Göring is wearing the white uniform. The 1940 field marshal ceremony refers to a promotion ceremony held at the Kroll Opera House in Berlin in which Adolf Hitler promoted twelve generals to the rank of Generalfeldmarschall ("field marshal") on 19 July 1940.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 13 February 2025. German Nazi politician and military leader (1893–1946) "Göring" and "Goering" redirect here. For other uses, see Göring (disambiguation). Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring Göring on trial, c. 1946 16th President of the Reichstag In office 30 August 1932 – 23 April 1945 President ...
Hans W. (Wolfgang) Lange (1904–1945) [1] was an employee of Paul Graupe (1891–1953), an auction house owner who had to relinquish control because of Nazi anti-Jewish laws. [2] Lange took over the auction house in 1937 and changed the name to Auktionshaus Hans W. Lange. [3] During the Nazi years sold many Jewish collections.