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Did you know... that from 1960 to 1981, executions in
East Germany took place in Leipzig Prison in the middle of a residential area?
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... that from 1960 to 1981, executions in
East Germany took place in Leipzig Prison in the middle of a residential area? Source: Several, for example
[1]
Overall: Looks good to me. Quite a fucked-up part of history! I do think that a better hook is possible, although none spring to mind immediately. jp×g08:15, 5 October 2021 (UTC)reply
A fact from Leipzig Prison appeared on Wikipedia's
Main Page in the Did you know column on 31 October 2021 (
check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that from 1960 to 1981, executions in
East Germany took place in Leipzig Prison in the middle of a residential area?
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Germany, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of
Germany on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
the discussion and see a list of open tasks.GermanyWikipedia:WikiProject GermanyTemplate:WikiProject GermanyGermany articles
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.
... that from 1960 to 1981, executions in
East Germany took place in Leipzig Prison in the middle of a residential area? Source: Several, for example
[1]
Overall: Looks good to me. Quite a fucked-up part of history! I do think that a better hook is possible, although none spring to mind immediately. jp×g08:15, 5 October 2021 (UTC)reply