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OTTAWA—Legend has that when Canadian troops stormed ashore under a hail of German gunfire at the French port of Dieppe in August 1942, one of the hundreds who eventually died in the attack was carrying an old flag.
Exactly how that red and white flag ended up at the Nazi−held French port—and even whether it was definitively there—remains a mystery.
A Red Ensign flag is seen in an undated handout photo. The 80th anniversary of ill-fated battle of Dieppe will be commemorated during this year's national Remembrance Day ceremony with a mysterious flag that was supposedly carried into battle by a Canadian killed in the attack. (The Canadian Press/HO-Canadian Legion)
But more than 80 years later, that flag will play a central role in commemorating the doomed raid on Dieppe during this year's national Remembrance Day ceremony—thanks to three Americans....