Before the Maple Leaf

I have just finished reading the article on the battle of Amiens in the August edition ( The Battle that Broke the Germans). Once again, another fascinating, enlightening read. But there appears to be a mistake in the map you have used to illustrate it. Although you have, quite rightly, used the appropriate flag of imperial Germany to show German positions, you have used the Maple Leaf flag to show Canadian positions. This flag was not adopted by Canada until 1965. Prior to that the country used the Red Ensign. Douglas Bell, Manchester Editor replies: Thanks for getting in touch about this. Yes, we should have used a historical rather than modern Canadian flag here. Apologies to our many Canadian readers for the error.

The Red Ensign was used as a Canadian flag until it was replaced in 1965 by the Maple Leaf