Template:Did you know nominations/Razing of Friesoythe

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:15, 30 March 2018 (UTC)

Razing of Friesoythe[edit]

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... that on 14 April 1945 the German town of Friesoythe was deliberately burnt down by the 4th Canadian (Armoured) Division and the ruins bulldozed on the orders of its commander? Sources are numerous, see article, but include the Canadian official history of World War II, the official historian's autobiography, the autobiography of the Canadian general who ordered it and the war diaries of several participating units.

Reviewed: My first DYK nomination, but I hope to meet the QPQ shortly.
Comment: Article created by Gog the Mild 26 January 2018, passed GA 24 February 2018.

Improved to Good Article status by Gog the Mild (talk). Self-nominated at 11:09, 24 February 2018 (UTC).

Promoted recently enough, easily long enough, no apparent copyvio issues (Earwig flags it as a copyvio but everything it flags is a correctly attributed quotation), QPQ not required. Strongly support the hook as it stands without embellishment or explanation, as "I didn't think Canadians did things like that!" should engage many readers. Good to go; it's a shame there's no image that works at the 100px size. ‑ Iridescent 20:00, 26 February 2018 (UTC)