The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:49, 17 May 2020 (UTC)
... that Helmut Machemer joined the army of Nazi Germany in the hope of winning a bravery award to save his part-Jewish family? " Machemer ist überzeugt: Erhält er das Eiserne Kreuz erster Klasse (EK I), ist seine Familie sicher." which translates as "Machemer is convinced: If he receives the Iron Cross first class (EK I), his family is safe." from Gunkel, Christoph (28 February 2018). "Zweiter Weltkrieg: Mann zog freiwillig in den Krieg, um Frau und Kinder zu retten". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 20 April 2020.
ALT1:... that Wehrmacht medical officer Helmut Machemer continued to operate on wounded soldiers after being shot through the neck?"Da beschreibt der Truppenarzt, wie ihn ein "Schlag im Nacken" trifft. Er ist angeschossen. "Doch der Kopf lässt sich noch drehen, also kann's nicht schlimm sein". Bloß tapfer bleiben! Sofort meldet er sich wieder dienstbereit, versorgt zitternde, um Luft ringende Soldaten mit Lungenschüssen." which translates as: "The troop doctor describes how a "blow to the neck" hits him. He's shot. "But the head can still be turned, so it can't be bad." Just stay brave! Immediately he reports back on duty, supplies shaking, gasping soldiers with lung shots." from Gunkel, Christoph (28 February 2018). "Zweiter Weltkrieg: Mann zog freiwillig in den Krieg, um Frau und Kinder zu retten". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 20 April 2020.
ALT2:... that German soldier Helmut Machemer took photographs of forbidden subjects during the 1941 invasion of Russia that put him at risk of being sent to a concentration camp?"Wären die "unzensierten Filme" oder "der eine oder andere Brief" in die falschen Hände geraten, sagt der Historiker Christian Hardinghaus, hätte Machemer auch im KZ enden können." which translates as "If the "uncensored films" or "one or the other letter" had fallen into the wrong hands, says historian Christian Hardinghaus, Machemer could have ended up in a concentration camp." from Gunkel, Christoph (28 February 2018). "Zweiter Weltkrieg: Mann zog freiwillig in den Krieg, um Frau und Kinder zu retten". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 20 April 2020.
Overall: A well structured and interesting article which is well cited as well as being new enough and long enough. All of the hooks are good, although I marginally prefer the first. The only caveat is that the image in the article itself is almost certainly copyright but, as the image summary says, it may be fair use. However, I am not an expert on copyright, so would appreciate a second opinion. If the image is acceptable, this is good to go. Bermicourt (talk) 15:40, 24 April 2020 (UTC)
Image is acceptable fair use as a non-free portrait of a deceased person who is the subject of the article. buidhe 20:08, 24 April 2020 (UTC)
In which case it's good to go. Bermicourt (talk) 22:15, 24 April 2020 (UTC)
A well structured and interesting article which is well cited as well as being new enough and long enough. All of the hooks are good, although I marginally prefer the first. The only caveat is that the image in the article itself is almost certainly copyright but, as the image summary says, it may be fair use. However, I am not an expert on copyright, so would appreciate a second opinion. If the image is acceptable, this is good to go. Bermicourt (talk) 15:40, 24 April 2020 (UTC)
In which case it's good to go. Bermicourt (talk) 22:15, 24 April 2020 (UTC)