Talk:Ernst Scheurlen

A fact from Ernst Scheurlen appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 7 May 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Vice Admiral Ernst Scheurlen was killed in action a month before the end of the Second World War in Europe while leading a hastily raised division of naval troops in defence of Germany?

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Did you know nomination[edit]

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The result was: promoted by Bruxton (talk) 17:14, 30 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Vice Admiral Ernst Scheurlen was killed in action a month before the end of the Second World War in Europe, whilst leading a hastily raised division of naval troops in defence of Germany? Source: "The division's original commander, Vice Admiral Ernst Scheurlen, assumed command on February 11 and was killed in action on April 8" from: Mitcham, Samuel W. (23 January 2007). Retreat to the Reich: The German Defeat in France, 1944. Stackpole Books. p. 178. ISBN 978-1-4617-5155-7. and "hurriedly formed in the Schleswig-Holstein region of northern Germany from excess naval personnel in March 1945 ... sent to the Western Front ... fought against the British" from: Mitcham, Samuel W. (21 August 2007). German Order of Battle: 1st-290th Infantry Divisions in WWII. Stackpole Books. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-8117-4654-0.
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Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 11:56, 23 April 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Ernst Scheurlen; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: @Dumelow: Good article. Onegreatjoke (talk) 19:56, 23 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Dumelow: I added the war's end with a time Magazine reference to support the hook. Bruxton (talk) 17:15, 30 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]