A WWII Nazi German Field Marshals Formal Erwin Rommels baton. Erwin Rommel, 1891 to 1944, a German field marshal whose Afrika Corps threw back repeated British and American assaults in North Africa. the baton awarded to Rommel following his promotion to Field Marshal on June 21, 1942. The jeweler made baton bears bronze fittings at either end, one fitted with a Maltese Cross at one end, the other bearing an eagle and swastika. A probably sterling silver ring is also fitted at each end of the shaft, reading individually, Der Fuhrer dem Generalfeldmarschall Rommel, The Fuhrer to Field Marshal Rommel, and Zum Freiheitskampf des Grossdesutsches Volkes 23 Juni 1942, On The Struggle for Freedom of the Greater German People on June 23, 1942. The red velvet covered shaft of the baton bears alternating swastika and eagle, Maltese Cross, and modern Wehrmacht style Maltese Cross insignia attached there to. World War II Historical Collectibles And Relics, Nazi German Militaria.