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A fact from Raoul Augereau appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 27 March 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that although his leg was shortened by 5 cm (2.0 in) following a battlefield injury, Raoul Augereau continued his military service?

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 14:07, 20 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Raoul Augereau transferred to the air force from the army during World War I, but returned to infantry combat during the Battle of France? Source: https://www.francebleu.fr/emissions/histoires-du-poitou-avec-patrick-sitaud/poitou/quel-est-le-lien-entre-la-rue-raoul-augereau-a-la-creche-et-l-histoire-de-l-aviation
- ALT1: ... that Raoul Augereau continued military service as a pilot despite his leg being damaged in World War I combat? Source: https://www.francebleu.fr/emissions/histoires-du-poitou-avec-patrick-sitaud/poitou/quel-est-le-lien-entre-la-rue-raoul-augereau-a-la-creche-et-l-histoire-de-l-aviation
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Xiang Xuan
- Comment: Have no preference.

Created by Lettler (talk). Self-nominated at 16:34, 26 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Raoul Augereau; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

Will review asap. Seddon ^talk 10:48, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: ~~I'm wondering if the fact about his leg being 5cm shorter after being shot is the more interesting? Would be interested to see an alt for this.~~ All good. Preference for ALT1. Seddon ^talk 19:16, 11 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I believe that ALT2 ...that Raoul Augereau continued military service despite his leg being shortened by 5 centimeters following a battlefield injury? would be good. Seddon (talk · contribs) Lettler^{hello • contribs} 18:03, 11 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]