Original Japanese WWII Hand Painted Good Luck Flag with Temple Stamps - 29" x 43" African Militaria and stood guard over the

and stood guard over the fanatical prisoners the platoon had collected

He was captured and became a POW in Stalag Luft 1

Interesting hooked bill shaped heads with vicious spikes protruding to the rear in two places

typical of late war production

It adopted a black uniform with a Totenkopf emblazoned on the front of its mirlitons and wore it on the field in the War of Austrian Succession and in the Seven Years' War

Original Japanese WWII Hand Painted Good Luck Flag with Temple Stamps - 29" x 43" African Militaria and stood guard over theOriginal Item: One of a kind. Just purchased from a Pacific War collector at a military show! This hand painted cloth flag is marked with battle quotes such as "Banzai", and "Good Luck for bravery". It is also marked with three different "temple stamps" in the upper right corner. These stamps are only seen on a minority of these flags, and definitely add to the appeal. As with most good luck flags, it is marked with , which reads Bu un Chou kyu ("May