Talk:World War II

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Mannerheim Line[edit]

Soviet advance on the Finnish Mannerheim Line during the Winter War, March 1940

I think that this map of the Mannerheim Line should replace the current picture of Finnish troops during the Winter War. The Mannerheim Line is arguably the most famous historical takeaway from this campaign. As this defensive line along with the terrain allowed for the Finnish army to hold back the Soviet advance. E-960 (talk) 22:35, 13 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What caption do you propose? The one you included when this was added stating that it shows the Soviet march on the line was incorrect as it actually shows the situation at the end of the war after the main part of the line was breached. Nick-D (talk) 23:16, 13 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Indeed, the line did not hold back the Red Army indefinitely, and there was the equally famous "Mannerheim Moment" where Mannerheim conceded that Finland would need to enter into talks with the Soviets. However, the line along with the terrain prevented the Soviets from achieving larger aims and inflicted significant losses, which given the wider geopolitical situation, forced the Soviet leadership to agree to a settlement, which preserved most of Finland. I'll think about it a bit more and propose a caption. --E-960 (talk) 07:38, 14 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Nick-D, this would be my suggestion for the image caption. I just added it to the image thumb. --E-960 (talk) 14:17, 14 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That appears to be the same caption you posted in the article, and is factually incorrect as noted above (and also not in allignment with the Commons caption for the image, which notes it's the situation at the end of the war). Nick-D (talk) 07:13, 15 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Nick-D, quit being difficult, so what do you suggest in that case? Too bad you were not that attentive when someone took down 13 images with no good explanation, but here you are nitpicking every detail. If you say something is factually incorrect than explain what? In any case, now I used the exact same caption as in Wiki Commons. --E-960 (talk) 16:39, 15 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I really don't see how it's helpful to throw insults around, especially in a discussion of minor matters such as this. IMO the map isn't an improvement on the current image, not least as the caption is misleading. Nick-D (talk) 10:40, 16 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
can you stop targeting nick D he isn't doing anything.
regardless, I think this isn't neccesary. File:WaRei.png WeaponizingArchitecture | scream at me File:WaRei.png 19:57, 24 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Caption order[edit]

The current ordering of captions in clockwise order doesn't make sense and is hard to follow. The WWI article's ordering is much more sensible. I think the captions should be arranged "left to right, top to bottom".

Note, I searched the archives and mainly found mentions from 2007. WP:CAPTION also does not seem to say anything on the matter. Opencooper (talk) 15:41, 31 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I think the lead sentence needs to be modified[edit]

Taking a look in World War I, we can clearly, no doubt, see that the introduction sentence does not conform the consistency as belongs to World War II, where World War I put the start and the end in full date format, and enclosed in brackets, but World War II says otherwise. Checking these for reference:
World War I[a] or the First World War (28 July 1914 - 11 November 1918) was a global conflict fought between two coalitions....
But differently,
World War II[b] or the Second World War was a global conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945. The vast majority of the world's countries,.... Do you guys have any comment about this difference between two popular pages? 2405:4802:64C7:BF70:B50C:773B:1A40:16BA (talk) 01:39, 4 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It seems OK. This article is in much better shape than the World War I article. Nick-D (talk) 02:39, 4 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
No problem with either, really. No reason they have to be identical.--Jack Upland (talk) 03:58, 4 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @Jack Upland, @Nick-D, while both of you may find it appropriate and no changes need to be evaluated; however, identical lead statements make the two pages about two world wars looks seamless and consistent. Just small but make a huge leap! 2405:4802:64C7:BF70:20BF:895B:4915:B58A (talk) 04:13, 5 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Not a convincing reason. Slatersteven (talk) 16:51, 25 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Chinese theater infobox Photo[edit]

The infobox should have a photo from the chinese theater. It was a major theater and it deserves to have recognition in the photo collage. Yedaman54 (talk) 08:22, 19 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 27 February 2024[edit]

37.222.96.160 (talk) 12:58, 27 February 2024 (UTC) world war 2 was the most deadly war in history with really dangerous arms such as atomic bombs, nuclear bombs, nuclear arms and a lot more![reply]
SO what do you want us to add? Slatersteven (talk) 13:00, 27 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me! 16:37, 27 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

New photo for the Sino-Japanese War[edit]

I think this photo: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Japanese_Special_Naval_Landing_Forces_in_Battle_of_Shanghai_1937.jpg would be better then the somewhat blurry image that is used at the moment (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shanghai1937IJA_ruins.jpg) Ruttoperuna (talk) 20:03, 2 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Order of commanders and leaders[edit]

@ThunderGit: This order of commanders and leaders has been discussed many times, e.g., Talk:World War II/Archive 61#RfC: Main Allied Leaders. It cannot be changed without a discussion with other editors on this Talk page.

I appreciate your efforts to improve Wikipedia, but I suggest you focus on other issues. This issue has been discussed extensively for years. Accordingly, I feel compelled to revert your edit again. DavidMCEddy (talk) 20:45, 2 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 15 March 2024[edit]

To fix grammar. 66.206.114.194 (talk) 17:28, 15 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You need to tell us what it is. Slatersteven (talk) 17:35, 15 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The redirect The Greater War has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 March 18 § The Greater War until a consensus is reached. Utopes (talk / cont) 04:26, 18 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Missing Axis country[edit]

If you actually think Bulgaria fought on the German side so its interesting how its not on the Axis team when Bulgaria joined the 3th Reich without having to fight so,can you please add it 84.54.153.33 (talk) 19:12, 27 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Err, where is it missing from? Slatersteven (talk) 10:42, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]


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