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The flag of St George is also the rank flag of an AdmiralThe word admiral comes from the Arabic term amir-al-bahr meaning "commander of the seas. Crusaders learned the term during their encounters with the Arabs, perhaps as early as the 11th century. The Sicilians and later Genoese took the first two parts of t in the Royal NavyThe Royal Navy is the navy of the United Kingdom. It operates a number of aircraft carriers, destroyers, frigates, fifteen nuclear submarines, and various other ships, as well as aircraft and Britain's amphibious forces, the Royal Marines. The Royal Navy, and civilian craft are forbidden from flying it. However, ships which took part in the rescue operation at DunkirkDunkirk is the English name for the city of Dunkerque in northern France: see Dunkirk, France. It is famous as the site of the Battle of Dunkirk in World War II. The name Dunkirk is derived from Dutch Duinkerke and is a combination of dune duin and church during World War Two are allowed to fly it as a jack.

St George's flag is not to be confused with the flag of the red cross. The flag of St George has a red cross which reaches from edge to edge of the flag. The flag of the red cross, like the Swiss flag, has a cross which does not reach the edges.

St George's Cross should not be confused with the Cross of St. George, a military distinction in Russia, and a civil distinction -the maximum honor- in Catalonia.