Talk:Hans Karl von Winterfeldt

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My boyfriend's surname is Winterfeldt. He claims to be from a family of German generals, and the article seems to confirm that. However, he is Jewish, and there is no mention in the article of General Winterfeldt's being Jewish, which, if true, seems worthy of remark considering Jewish persecution in European history. Any ideas on this?

• I found nothing to substantiate this in my research. auntieruth (talk) 20:44, 18 February 2017 (UTC)

Winterfeldt's "main vision"

The article states:

his [Winterfeldt's] main vision was a united German Empire under a protestant Emperor.

I think this statement is nothing more than a doubtful conjecture. Neither Frederick the Great nor any of his Generals intended to become "protestant Emperors" of any empire. They were Prussian nobles to whom the Prussian reason of state was far more important than any notion of nationality. Moreover, questions of religion were of second importance to them, too. Consequently, I think the mentioned statement is nonsense, regardless of whether it stems from some edition of Encyclopædia Britannica, or not. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.149.12.163 (talk) 10:14, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

• I found nothing to substantiate this in my research. auntieruth (talk) 15:34, 24 February 2017 (UTC)

GA Review

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Reviewer: Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (talk · contribs) 05:58, 20 February 2017 (UTC)

Will take this one. Regards, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (talk • mail) 05:58, 20 February 2017 (UTC)

• Lead and infobox;
  • He negotiated the Convention of Westminster and received the Order of the Black Eagle and the Order Pour le Mérite; did he receive the honours for the negotiations? Please make it clear fixed
  • Please check the "Allegiance" parameter in infobox. The country's name is missing. fixed
  • I am sure you're well aware that "Service/branch" is for "Army, navy or the air force" Frederick moved him around as needed
  • General of Infantry; any link or modern equivalent done
  • No need of references in the infobox, because they reflect the prose ok
• Section 1;
  • lord of several estates; by birth? not clear, removed
  • His education was imperfect; any specific reason? none given
• Section 2;
  • Major-General; remove hyphen and also link done
  • modern equivalent for "cornet", I think it is sub-lieutenant it is in the British Army, but in the German armies, the ranks are different. I could link to Fahnrich, but that isn't right either.
  • Link grand-duchess, maid-of-honor, Count and major done
  • Frederick William is over linked done

More later ... Regards, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (talk • mail) 10:18, 26 February 2017 (UTC)

• Section 2.1;
  • battle of Mollwitz; initial capitals done
  • defeated the Austrians (17 May 1741) -> defeated the Austrians on 17 May 1741 done
  • One month from this day -> A month later done
  • second war; mention in full done
  • promoted him (1745) major-general, to date from January 1743 -> was promoted to major general in 1745, with effect from January 1743 done
• Section 3;
  • Development of military intelligence program; I think the title isn't apt, because nothing much about the program is mentioned. Better name it "Later years" it's really 7 years war....I've reworked it
  • put quotes on the saying of the king, perhaps {{quote}} would be the best option I couldn't get it to work right, simplified (took out the German)
  • any reason for transfer of the grave? none given probably Frederick William IV wanted to create grand monuments.
• What are the copyright statuses of the designs of the memorials? GDFL etc free use posted by users
• Do any of the references have ISBNs? 2 do, added
• 0% confidence, violation unlikely.

Regards, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (talk • mail) 11:22, 26 February 2017 (UTC)

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GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

   Regards, Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (talk • mail) 13:40, 1 March 2017 (UTC)