Template:Did you know nominations/Luftwaffe guards at concentration camps

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:27, 15 November 2018 (UTC)

Luftwaffe guards at concentration camps[edit]

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... that there were Luftwaffe guards at Auschwitz?
- ALT1:... that dozens of concentration camps were staffed by Luftwaffe guards?

Reviewed: RX12874

Created by Catrìona (talk). Self-nominated at 06:39, 14 September 2018 (UTC).

Article is long enough and new enough. Can't access most of the sources but I note that source #45 apparently doesn't mention the content sourced to it. No copyvio or plagiarism with the caveat mentione before of course. I prefer the first hook, it is in the article. QPQ is reasonable. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 20:48, 14 September 2018 (UTC)

Hello Jo-Jo Eumerus, thanks for the quick review. I noticed that I misspelled the name of the airfield. Other than that, I think the claims are supported by the source. It states that "The guards at Hailfingen concentration camp consisted almost exclusively of members of the Luftwaffe who had become unable to do service at the front." Elsewhere, that 190 prisoners died there. You can download the Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos for free at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum web site if you would like to check other claims. Catrìona (talk) 21:11, 14 September 2018 (UTC)

Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 21:16, 14 September 2018 (UTC)

@Catrìona: Many of our readers will not know that the Luftwaffe were the aerial branch of the military, and the significance of the proposed hook will be lost on them. Could we have a slightly longer hook that mentioned this aspect? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:42, 15 November 2018 (UTC)

Cwmhiraeth: If desirable to include that detail, an alternate possibility could be something like ALT2 ... that there were Luftwaffe (German Air Force) guards at Auschwitz?
I will let others decide which option is best. Catrìona (talk) 07:04, 15 November 2018 (UTC)

I don't think they allow parentheses on the main page. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:27, 15 November 2018 (UTC)