Talk:Battle of Nikolayevka

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[edit] Nikolayevka "doesn't exist"

In Italy we call it "battle of Nikolayevka" because the place was named in that way on our military maps. Actually the village has been absorbed in time by the nearby city of Livenka (50° 27' 19 N, 38° 17' 32 E). You'll find Panoramio photos (not mine) by an Italian user as further proof of what I'm writing.

--Basil II (talk) 23:26, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Title

Speaking of the article's title, is "battle of Nikolayevka" the name under which the battle is known in English? All of the sources are in Italian, and I can't check the book because I don't access to it. The reason for my asking is that even today there are about 200 places in Russia called "Nikolayevka", and there were undoubtedly many more in the 1940s. It just seems as an extremely ambiguous and meaningless name to me, and if it's not one that's used in English, perhaps changing it to something more descriptive would be of help?—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 16:41, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

No. Do not change the article! The battle is one of the most famous in Italy and changing it's name (under which it is universally known and remembered here) is unacceptable! It is as if you would like to change Battle of Bunker Hill into Battle near Boston - i.e. something which is unacceptable to every American and historically not acceptable too. --noclador (talk) 18:45, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Don't panic, I'm not planning to change anything; I'm merely inquiring whether the present title is the name under which this battle is known in English. Cheers,—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 18:56, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] how would a Californian newspaper know what happened to Italian troops on the Eastern Front?!

It is quite obvious that the Californian newspaper Fresno Bee Republican, on March 3, 1943 carried out a story that was quite positive about the Italian Alpini. If in doubt check: http://news.google.co.uk/archivesearch?q=LAUDS+ALPINE&btnG=Search+Archives&as_ldate=1943&as_hdate=1943 —Preceding unsigned comment added by RadioBerlin (talk • contribs) 00:44, 11 June 2008 (UTC)