Original Japanese WWII Named Hand Painted Cloth Good Luck Flag with Many Signatures - 32" x 43" Century Blade does show sharpening wear

Blade does show sharpening wear

holding the rank of Obergefreiter (Lance Corporal)

An historic 15th Air Force operation mission occurred on 24 March 1945 when 666 bombers struck Berlin

Our example here is dated S

the group effectively bombarded an aircraft assembly plant at Bernberg on 22 Feb

Original Japanese WWII Named Hand Painted Cloth Good Luck Flag with Many Signatures - 32" x 43" Century Blade does show sharpening wearOriginal Item: One of a kind. Just purchased from a large military auction. This hand painted cloth flag is marked with battle quotes such as "For Bravery", and "Good Luck". As with many good luck flags, the flag is marked on across the the top with the Japanese phrase , which reads Bu un Chou kyu ("May your military fortunes be long lasting."). To the right of these is the character , which means "Prayer", so this particular flag is praying for good