Willy II military ranks

[filfoster]

This may not be the proper forum but I can't find one more suitable:   Wilhelm II was promoted (!) Field Marshal in 1900;   What army rank did he hold at the time of his promotion?

His father Friedrich III had been a Field Marshal, promoted after his victory at Sedan in the Franco-Prussian War but his grandfather, Wilhelm I, had never assumed that rank, remaining a Colonel General with the rank of Field Marshal, wearing the crossed batons with three gold four pointed stars (pips) within the arms of the batons.

Well, OK. There's the rationale for posting in this forum: 'Rank insignia, wearing of'.

Anyone?

Edited November 3, 2015 by filfoster
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[filfoster]

I also posted this in the uniforms and insignia forum.  No harm leaving it here until someone can have look at a Ranglist to see.