The 13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Handschar (1st Croatian) was a
Germanmountain infantrydivision of the
Waffen-SS that fought a
counter-insurgency campaign against communist-led
Yugoslav Partisan resistance forces in the
Independent State of Croatia during World War II. Nominator
Peacemaker67 put the article through GA and A-class review prior to its FAC nomination, noting that the subject was "a little known but very interesting Waffen-SS division in which most of the rank and file were Bosnian Muslims".
The Blockhaus d'Éperlecques (also referred to as "the Watten bunker" or simply "Watten") is a
Second World Warbunker, now part of a museum, near
Saint-Omer in the
Pas-de-Calais region of northeastern France. Built by
Nazi Germany under the
codenameKraftwerk Nord West (Powerplant Northwest), it was originally intended to be a launching facility for the
V-2 (A-4)
ballistic missile. This is the second of three related articles (the others being
Fortress of Mimoyecques and
La Coupole) that
Prioryman is nominating for FA, his goal being a
triple Today's Featured Article in March 2013 to mark the 70th anniversary of the start of construction of the three sites.
Operation Barras was a successful
British Army operation that took place in
Sierra Leone on 10 September 2000 in which elite troops rescued several soldiers which had been captured by a militia group.
HJ Mitchell successfully nominated the article for A-class status before taking it to FAC, and noted that this little-remembered operation had profound impact on the British Government's foreign policy.
SMS Kaiserin ("His Majesty's Ship Empress") was the third vessel of the
Kaiser class of
battleships of the
GermanImperial Navy and participated in all of the major fleet operations of
World War I. This was the latest of the many featured articles on warships
Parsecboy has developed, and was placed through successful good article, good topic and A-class reviews before being nominated for FA status.
A comprehensive list of every
battlecruiser completed, cancelled, or planned, by all of the world's navies.
Parsecboy took the lead role in developing this article, and it underwent a successful A-class nomination prior to being nominated for featured list status.
A list of all the recipients of the German
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross whose last names begin with "G". This article was developed by
MisterBee1966 as part of a long-running series, and follows the same layout and citation style of the other A-class Knight's Cross recipients lists.
This article was jointly nominated by
PRODUCER and
Peacemaker67 and covers the life of a
Bosnian Serb politician and self-appointed
Chetnik commander in the
Herzegovina region of
Yugoslavia during the
Second World War. The article was assessed as being GA standard before being taken to an A-class nomination.
Operation Sandstone was the third series of American
nuclear weapon tests, and was conducted in the central Pacific during April and May 1948. When nominating the article for A-class status,
Hawkeye7 noted that while the article is relatively small, the tests it describes were among the most significant to have been conducted.
HMS Tiger was a
battlecruiser of the
Royal Navy which saw combat against German forces during
World War I. The article was developed by
Sturmvogel 66, and passed through GA and good topic assessments before being nominated for A-class status.
SMS Thüringen was the third vessel of the
Helgoland class of
battleships of the German
Imperial Navy and saw combat against British and Russian forces during
World War I.
Parsecboy played the lead role in developing the article, and noted in the A-class review that it's the second to last of the WWI-era German World War I-era
dreadnoughts to be nominated for this status; it had previously passed a GA review and two good topic reviews.
The Battle of the Defile was and engagement fought over three days in the
Tashtakaracha Pass (in modern
Uzbekistan) between a large
Arab army of the
Umayyad Caliphate and the
TurkicTurgeshkhaganate in July 731. Nominator
Constantine noted that it is one of the most dramatic and best-described battles of the 8th century, and one of the major battles that brought the Muslim conquests to an end. The article passed a GA review before being nominated for A-class status.
The First Arab Siege of Constantinople in 674–678 was a major conflict of the
Arab–Byzantine Wars, and the first culmination of the
Umayyad Caliphate's expansionist strategy towards the
Byzantine Empire. This article was also developed by
Constantine, who stated in the A-class nomination that it's one of the most important events in the early Middle Ages. As with the above article, this also passed a GA assessment before its A-class nomination.
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Good work guys. You definitely have made improvements and the short and sharp coverage of the FAs and A class articles make me want to read them all. Nice one. Regards,
Peacemaker67 (
send... over) 08:22, 26 January 2013 (UTC)reply
Tks guys, much appreciated! Cheers,
Ian Rose (
talk) 22:47, 26 January 2013 (UTC)reply
The 13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Handschar (1st Croatian) was a
Germanmountain infantrydivision of the
Waffen-SS that fought a
counter-insurgency campaign against communist-led
Yugoslav Partisan resistance forces in the
Independent State of Croatia during World War II. Nominator
Peacemaker67 put the article through GA and A-class review prior to its FAC nomination, noting that the subject was "a little known but very interesting Waffen-SS division in which most of the rank and file were Bosnian Muslims".
The Blockhaus d'Éperlecques (also referred to as "the Watten bunker" or simply "Watten") is a
Second World Warbunker, now part of a museum, near
Saint-Omer in the
Pas-de-Calais region of northeastern France. Built by
Nazi Germany under the
codenameKraftwerk Nord West (Powerplant Northwest), it was originally intended to be a launching facility for the
V-2 (A-4)
ballistic missile. This is the second of three related articles (the others being
Fortress of Mimoyecques and
La Coupole) that
Prioryman is nominating for FA, his goal being a
triple Today's Featured Article in March 2013 to mark the 70th anniversary of the start of construction of the three sites.
Operation Barras was a successful
British Army operation that took place in
Sierra Leone on 10 September 2000 in which elite troops rescued several soldiers which had been captured by a militia group.
HJ Mitchell successfully nominated the article for A-class status before taking it to FAC, and noted that this little-remembered operation had profound impact on the British Government's foreign policy.
SMS Kaiserin ("His Majesty's Ship Empress") was the third vessel of the
Kaiser class of
battleships of the
GermanImperial Navy and participated in all of the major fleet operations of
World War I. This was the latest of the many featured articles on warships
Parsecboy has developed, and was placed through successful good article, good topic and A-class reviews before being nominated for FA status.
A comprehensive list of every
battlecruiser completed, cancelled, or planned, by all of the world's navies.
Parsecboy took the lead role in developing this article, and it underwent a successful A-class nomination prior to being nominated for featured list status.
A list of all the recipients of the German
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross whose last names begin with "G". This article was developed by
MisterBee1966 as part of a long-running series, and follows the same layout and citation style of the other A-class Knight's Cross recipients lists.
This article was jointly nominated by
PRODUCER and
Peacemaker67 and covers the life of a
Bosnian Serb politician and self-appointed
Chetnik commander in the
Herzegovina region of
Yugoslavia during the
Second World War. The article was assessed as being GA standard before being taken to an A-class nomination.
Operation Sandstone was the third series of American
nuclear weapon tests, and was conducted in the central Pacific during April and May 1948. When nominating the article for A-class status,
Hawkeye7 noted that while the article is relatively small, the tests it describes were among the most significant to have been conducted.
HMS Tiger was a
battlecruiser of the
Royal Navy which saw combat against German forces during
World War I. The article was developed by
Sturmvogel 66, and passed through GA and good topic assessments before being nominated for A-class status.
SMS Thüringen was the third vessel of the
Helgoland class of
battleships of the German
Imperial Navy and saw combat against British and Russian forces during
World War I.
Parsecboy played the lead role in developing the article, and noted in the A-class review that it's the second to last of the WWI-era German World War I-era
dreadnoughts to be nominated for this status; it had previously passed a GA review and two good topic reviews.
The Battle of the Defile was and engagement fought over three days in the
Tashtakaracha Pass (in modern
Uzbekistan) between a large
Arab army of the
Umayyad Caliphate and the
TurkicTurgeshkhaganate in July 731. Nominator
Constantine noted that it is one of the most dramatic and best-described battles of the 8th century, and one of the major battles that brought the Muslim conquests to an end. The article passed a GA review before being nominated for A-class status.
The First Arab Siege of Constantinople in 674–678 was a major conflict of the
Arab–Byzantine Wars, and the first culmination of the
Umayyad Caliphate's expansionist strategy towards the
Byzantine Empire. This article was also developed by
Constantine, who stated in the A-class nomination that it's one of the most important events in the early Middle Ages. As with the above article, this also passed a GA assessment before its A-class nomination.
About The Bugle
First published in 2006, the Bugle is the monthly newsletter of the English Wikipedia's Military history WikiProject.
Good work guys. You definitely have made improvements and the short and sharp coverage of the FAs and A class articles make me want to read them all. Nice one. Regards,
Peacemaker67 (
send... over) 08:22, 26 January 2013 (UTC)reply
Tks guys, much appreciated! Cheers,
Ian Rose (
talk) 22:47, 26 January 2013 (UTC)reply