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[edit] Operation Varsity

This article was the first that I participated in, and recently passed a GA review. I am now hoping to have it pass the A-Class review process, primarily to help improve the article. Skinny87 (talk) 18:35, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

  • Comment Excellent article. Just a few minor things: Support
    • Would it be possible to find a non-captured statistic for German casualties?
Asked the editor who cited the captured German forces to see if the source cites casualties, as I've never been able to find one.
    • "where it was engaged by heavy small-arms and 20mm anti-aircraft fire" — "heavy small arms fire" sounds a bit awkward. Perhaps you should change it to "significant amounts of small-arms fire & 20mm anti-aircraft fire", so as to make it flow slightly better.
Done!
    • "Perhaps the main flaw that can be seen in the operation is that, in many ways, it was unnecessary" should probably have a citation.
Also done! Skinny87 (talk) 20:55, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
Actually, I haven't been happy with that section for a while, and I've realized that some of it can't be supported, so I've deleted the OR section, although I hadn't realized it actually was OR until now. Skinny87 (talk) 21:07, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Other than that, looks good. Fix those few minor things, and you should be good. Cheers! Cam (Chat) 20:44, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Ok. Noticed that you'd fixed most of the stuff. The lack of casualty-statistic for German forces is a minor issue, and I'm able to take this stuff in stride. You have my vote. Cheers! Cam (Chat) 21:39, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Support. There appears to be a sentence fragment in the first paragraph of the "6th Airborn Division" section, "significant amounts of small-arms fire & 20mm anti-aircraft fire". I'm sure that can be fixed quickly. Nice article. Cla68 (talk) 22:04, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
That would be my bad. I was the one who suggested that it change to that, rather than "heavy small arms fire". Thanks for catching that. Cheers! Cam (Chat) 23:50, 8 June 2008 (UTC)