Assertion: red ensign | /r/HasProperty | recognized as national flag
Facets:
value: widely
type: DEGREE
value: during world war ii
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: The Red Ensign was recognized as the national flag during World War II.
text: While it was officially a naval flag used by Canadian ships starting in the 1890s, the Canadian Red Ensign — a combination of the Union Jack and the shield of Canada — had been used unofficially both at sea and on land since the 1870s and was widely recognized as a national symbol.