Original Japanese WWII Silk Rising Sun Navy War Flag - 27" x 37" German Army Heer as opposed to the black

as opposed to the black used by other branches

11th AIRBORNE DIV

in action on 4 March 1945

Johnson - 7916 S

Definitely a welcomed addition to any collection

Original Japanese WWII Silk Rising Sun Navy War Flag - 27" x 37" German Army Heer as opposed to the blackOriginal Item: Only One Available. 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 to the left). Neither of these flags are common on the market,