Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Berlin Crisis of 1961

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Berlin Crisis of 1961[edit]

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Original – U.S. Army tanks face Soviet tanks during the Cold War-era Berlin Crisis of 1961
Reason
Good composition.
Articles in which this image appears
Berlin Crisis of 1961, Checkpoint Charlie, Cold War, History of Russia, Security checkpoint, Soviet Army, United States Army
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others
Creator
United States Army
  • Support as nominatorTheFreeWorld (talk) 08:39, 10 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • I think the photo would need to be carefully restored to be FP. Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:01, 10 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – This ballyhooed tank face-off was really just political theater anyway. Little real EV in terms of historical significance. – Sca (talk) 13:00, 10 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:44, 20 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]