Original Japanese WWII Hand-Painted Battlefield Pickup Good Luck Flag with Lots of Signatures - 26 x 36” British Militaria [5] By 1943

[5] By 1943

5th Armored Division

This pair in excellent wearable condition boot is made from russet brown leather with leather toe cap and a two piece stitched-in rubber sole

They also show a lovely pattern of checking throughout from degradation of the lacquer top coat

on the night of 8 May 1945 by representatives of the three armed services of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW) and the Allied Expeditionary Force together with the Supreme High Command of the Soviet Red Army

Original Japanese WWII Hand-Painted Battlefield Pickup Good Luck Flag with Lots of Signatures - 26 x 36” British Militaria [5] By 1943Original Item. Only One Available. This is a great example of a Japanese Good Luck flag, with the names of dozens of Japanese friends and family of the departing soldier. There are also some well wishes, with the largest at the right of the flag reading Prayers for Eternal Good Fortune in War. Unfortunately one corner of the flag has a rectangular portion missing, likely deteriorated. The flag measures roughly 26 x 36 and retains only one of its