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    The Long Blue Line: Japanese “Good Luck” Flag captured in the Battle of Eniwetok [Image 5 of 6]

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    A black-and-white archival photograph showing a long military convoy of soldiers riding in trucks along a narrow road or embankment beside a body of water. Japanese military flags (Hinomaru) are visibly carried by soldiers in the foreground truck. The convoy stretches far into the distance with mountains visible on the horizon, suggesting a large-scale military movement.

    DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES

    02.25.2021

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    Japanese Imperial Army soldiers advance to Lang Son, in September 1940 in French Indochina--note the rifle-attached hinomaru yosegaki on the right (Wikimedia.org).

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    Date Taken: 02.25.2021
    Date Posted: 02.25.2021 10:44
    Photo ID: 6532648
    VIRIN: 210225-G-DE713-0003
    Resolution: 1135x800
    Size: 485.21 KB
    Location: DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, US
    Web Views: 265
    Downloads: 6

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    The image shows a Japanese Rising Sun flag (Kyokujitsu-ki) with multiple areas of damage including tears and holes in the fabric. The flag bears several brushed black ink inscriptions in Japanese/Chinese characters applied across its surface. The flag shows signs of age, wear, and appears to be a wartime artifact, likely from World War II.
    The image shows a damaged Japanese Rising Sun flag (Kyokujitsu-ki) with black brush-written kanji/Japanese characters painted across its red and white surface. The flag displays multiple tears and holes throughout the fabric, suggesting age, combat damage, or deliberate damage. This type of flag was commonly associated with the Imperial Japanese military and is frequently encountered as a wartime souvenir or captured artifact.
    The image shows a damaged Japanese Rising Sun flag (Kyokujitsu-ki) with black kanji inscriptions written across the white ray sections. The flag exhibits significant wear including multiple bullet holes or tear damage and general soiling, suggesting it is a wartime artifact. Black brush-written Japanese characters are visible in at least two rows across the flag's surface.
    This is an archival photograph of a Japanese Imperial military 'Rising Sun' flag (Kyokujitsu-ki), catalogued with accession number 2017.030.001. The flag shows significant wear including multiple holes, tears, and soiling, and bears several black ink inscriptions in Japanese characters. A color calibration chart and scale ruler are visible in the upper left corner, indicating professional archival documentation.
    A black-and-white archival photograph showing a long military convoy of soldiers riding in trucks along a narrow road or embankment beside a body of water. Japanese military flags (Hinomaru) are visibly carried by soldiers in the foreground truck. The convoy stretches far into the distance with mountains visible on the horizon, suggesting a large-scale military movement.
    A group of approximately 10 military personnel in World War II-era uniforms pose together holding a captured Japanese Rising Sun flag (Kyokujitsu-ki) with visible writing and damage on it. The background shows a devastated landscape with destroyed vegetation and debris, consistent with a Pacific Theater battlefield. The soldiers appear to be posing as a victory photograph following combat operations.

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