Original Imperial Japanese WWII Rising Sun Flag Captured by 11th Airborne 1st Sergeant Michael J. Kerley - 127th Parachute Infantry Regiment - 46 x 60” German Mauser 98k K98 but the force became separated

but the force became separated and the Liberators bombed the Fiume oil refinery instead

recovered the Colors and the honor of his Regiment

There is a bit of wear

possibly from moth damage

By the time World War II came around

Original Imperial Japanese WWII Rising Sun Flag Captured by 11th Airborne 1st Sergeant Michael J. Kerley - 127th Parachute Infantry Regiment - 46 x 60” German Mauser 98k K98 but the force became separatedOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a fantastic example of a scarcely seen Rising Sun flag. The Rising Sun Flag ( Kyokujitsu ki) design was originally used by feudal warlords in Japan during the Edo period. On May 15, 1870, as a policy of the Meiji government, it was adopted as the war flag of the Imperial Japanese Army, and on October 7, 1889, it was adopted as the naval ensign of the Imperial Japanese Navy (Naval flags have the sun off center