Original Japanese WWII Service Worn Hand Painted Cloth Good Luck Flag - 28" x 33" 81mm Mortar the rail lines were choked

the rail lines were choked with traffic traveling in the opposite direction — mostly German and Austrian prisoners freed as part of the treaty between Berlin and Moscow

These were never common and have always highly prized for over 100 years

The lock is quite clean and in great shape

It contains ORIGINAL signed letters from the following:

The maker is in decorative script

Original Japanese WWII Service Worn Hand Painted Cloth Good Luck Flag - 28" x 33" 81mm Mortar the rail lines were chokedOriginal Item: One of a kind. Just purchased from a large military auction. This hand painted cloth flag is marked with battle quotes such as "Good Luck" and "For Bravery". As with many good luck flags, the flag is marked on 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 luck in