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Republic of China National Flag (Annin/Defiance, 1942–1943)

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🇹🇼 A wartime ROC flag with a U.S. maker’s mark. Double-appliquéd sun, zinc grommets, and a 3×5 ft hoist stamp — all classic Annin/Defiance traits from 1942–43.

Interwar Imperial German War Ensign (Jutland Veterans’ Flag)

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🇩🇪 A heavy wool Imperial war ensign from the interwar years, reused in WW2 veteran parades to mark the Battle of Jutland.

Kriegsmarine Gösch, 80 × 135 cm

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🇩🇪 Kriegsmarine Gösch 80 × 135 cm — Textildruck Arlt, Schönheiderhammer. Typical U-boat/small-craft jack with rare red dye bleed in the printed roundel.

Captured German National Flag — Cologne, 7 March 1945

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🇩🇪 Bonner Fahnenfabrik multi-piece German national flag (centred roundel), likely pre-1935 — captured in Cologne on 7 March 1945; provenance documented (anonymised).

Reichskriegsflagge hoisted at La Rochelle

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🇩🇪 A fortress under blockade: La Rochelle remained in German hands until May 1945, supplied only by sea. The garrison’s war ensign was flown on the harbor building throughout the siege.

Small Soviet Flag (British-Made, ca. 1940–1945)

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🟥 Soviet flag made in Britain Likely intended for Allied headquarters during the war, not military field use.

German service flag by Schneider Nossen

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🇩🇪 German service flag by Schneider Nossen (FG‑036) .

British WWII White Ensign

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🇬🇧 British WWII White Ensign in pristine condition – printed wool, ribbed weave, brass grommets – matches IWM wartime pattern. .

Classic 48-star American WWII flag

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🇺🇸 Field-grade 48-star US flag from WWII era – Defiance brand with steel grommets and wartime production label (1942–1943). .

Large WWII-era German flag with civilian-style hoist

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🇩🇪 Large WWII-era German flag with civilian-style hoist .

Modified NSB flag with post-war civilian use

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🇳🇱 Modified NSB flag with post-war civilian use Discovered in a deserted NSB residence in The Hague, this Dutch flag was later altered by the Keuris family after the fall of the collaborationist regime. It now stands as a unique and well-documented example of political neutralization and wartime memory.

Massive Kriegsmarine jack flag measuring 300 × 500 cm

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🟥 Massive Kriegsmarine jack flag measuring 300 × 500 cm. Printed wool with “Swastika over M” proof marks and Buntstoff Berlin hoist stamp.

Captured Reichskriegsflagge – Middelburg 1944

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Captured from General Daser’s HQ 🇩🇪🪧 Taken by 7/9th Royal Scots during the surrender of Middelburg, this 1.5 × 2.5 m Reichskriegsflagge was a silent witness to the battle that unlocked Antwerp.

Transitional Reichskriegsflagge with Kf.Fl. Marking (150 × 250 cm)

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🇩🇪 Transitional Reichskriegsflagge with rare Kf.Fl. marking and NS-style cross geometry.

Reichskriegsflagge – Kr.Fl. 80 × 135 by Lorenz Summa Söhne

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🇩🇪 Kriegsmarine flag from WWII – stamped Kr.Fl. 80 × 135 and produced by Lorenz Summa.

Signed Japanese Good Luck Flag – Waseda Kendo Club (WWII)

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🏯 Signed by fellow martial artists – a Yosegaki flag from Waseda University’s Kendo Club, likely gifted before deployment.

Japanese Naval Ensign – Kyokujitsu-ki (ca. 1930s)

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🏯 Captured in 1945 from the Glen Line Building – former Japanese naval HQ in Shanghai.

British White Ensign – German-Made

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🇬🇧 British White Ensign with a twist – labeled “Krieg-Flg England 1.0 x 2.0” on the hoist.

48-Star U.S. Ensign – “U.S. No. 12 MI 1944

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🇺🇸 48-star naval ensign marked “U.S. No. 12 MI 44” – standard WWII pattern with stitched stars and depot stamp.

Kriegsmarine War Ensign (100 × 170 cm)

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Classic Kriegsmarine war ensign, large size 100 × 170 cm. Excellent condition with naval construction.