Japan, Empire. An Army Infantry Battle Flag Hold a Sharpshooter Qualification Badge (in

a Sharpshooter Qualification Badge (in metal

The Legion of Merit is a military award of the United States Armed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements

depicting a black fabric swastika on the obverse

the obverse with a raised depiction of Poseidon mounted on a Hippocampus

signed by Hauptmann

Japan, Empire. An Army Infantry Battle Flag Hold a Sharpshooter Qualification Badge (inWWII Japanese Army Infantry Battle Flag In cotton, 77cm x 65cm, with black handpainted inscriptions, reinforced string ties, bright red colour, extremely fine condition. Footnote: Many Japanese soldiers carried flags adorned with poems, words of encouragement, and patriotic phrases from family and peers. Some were even decorated with artwork. They were often tied to a bayonet or mounted on a rifle. American soldiers brought these home from Japan and