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I can't think of any who aren't busy (Roger, Maralia etc). I'm finishing work today though for the Crimbo break, so I'll be able to take a look over the holiday if that's ok. EyeSerene^talk 08:40, 21 December 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you for the advice, I'll be sure to keep it in mind. Packerfansam (talk) 18:54, 21 December 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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I hope that you won't mind, but I went ahead and did the GAR on this ship since you actually hadn't yet started the review itself.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 20:32, 31 December 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks for signing up to review the Rommelspargel article. There's one step that still needs to be taken: can you click on this link and hit "save" to create a GA Review page? Cheers! Binksternet (talk) 01:38, 2 January 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

... I know the feeling. Hope you feel better soon, Ranger Steve (talk) 11:35, 2 January 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Thank you for your review of Francis Wai. I noticed that knowone had taken action on correcting this article and as a major contributor to the article in the past I took it for action. I believe I have addressed all of your concerns with this article but in addition I have greatly expanded it, restructured things to flow better and did a number of other improvments. If I missed anything or if you notice anything else please let me know and I would be glad to fix it. I am also in the process of working on the Jose Calugas article and although I have done most of the things you identified plus some I still have more to do. Please give me a few more days to work on it and I will get that one done as well. --Kumioko (talk) 03:40, 12 January 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Just saw your notice at the top of the page. All the best mate, and hope to see you around again as soon as you're fit and well. EyeSerene^talk 18:46, 21 January 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Same here. Get well soon! TomStar81 (Talk) 20:04, 21 January 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Ditto from me. Hope it's nothing serious! Cam ^(Chat) 23:57, 21 January 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

(od)Thanks for all of your concern, guys, but I'm over it now. It was just an awful flu/virus thign, and I'm almost back to 100% now. Skinny87 (talk) 07:43, 22 January 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

That's good news, glad it wasn't anything too serious. EyeSerene^talk 09:57, 22 January 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Glad to hear it. Some sort of weird mini flu/cold virus swept through my area last week, knocking me out for a while. Wonder if it's doing the country? Ranger Steve (talk) 10:22, 22 January 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Here's a bowl of chicken soup to help shake it off! Best wishes... Binksternet (talk) 20:55, 22 January 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi Skinny87! A while ago you inquired if M22 Locust tanks were used in Operation Pleshet, and my answer was negative. Recently I have discovered an interesting factoid about these tanks in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War—as part of the article Battle of Negba. Basically Negba's defenders disabled an Egyptian tank (a Fiat), which was disabled and reused by the IDF. However, the defenders were unsatisfied and wanted a tank, so they got a Locust instead, 5 years later. Cheers, Ynhockey ^(Talk) 13:52, 25 January 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello. I'm looking to renominate 45th Infantry Division (United States) for A-class review. Last fall you opposed the article on the grounds it needed more secondary sources, and I have added several new books. I was wondering if you would give it a glance to see if it now has enough secondary sourcing in your opinion, or if I should continue adding more. Thanks, —Ed!^(talk) 00:44, 30 January 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Thanks for this Skinny. I guess my admirer must have found a copy of the book and realised he was the bell end in it! Ranger Steve (talk) 20:33, 6 February 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I have recently added my name to the Airborne Task Force - are we the only two interested in this? Thanks (GregJackP (talk) 03:36, 20 February 2010 (UTC))Reply[reply]

I am primarily interested in the conventional airborne forces, both U.S. and British. On the U.S. side, I'm interested in the National Guard / Reserve formations in addition to the Regulars. (GregJackP (talk) 03:01, 21 February 2010 (UTC))Reply[reply]

Hi

Thanks for your help so far on the Free Norwegian Forces

Is it correct that Operation Apostle article/page doe not exist ?

It is red linked and there is nothing on the deletions logs or any log I can find...Is it something you are in the process of creating ?

thanks

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Hi! I answered your question with a question of my own on my talkpage. Happy138 (talk) 19:28, 28 February 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Wow, lots of results in the Palestine Post's digital archive! Here's the link. Happy138 (talk) 21:13, 1 March 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Oh I dunno, like you say they definitely did their homework so there's a good chance they did read the wiki article! I admire their article's raw simplicity though, far more engaging than my tired old prose. Especially that bit about how much he hated the tanks. Perhaps we could quote them in the article?!

Nice to see you back Skinny, Ranger Steve (talk) 22:29, 3 March 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Found the Times obit, but can't find your email for some reason, drop me a mail and I'll send it over. Citations for his DSO and the bar available too if you want them (tomorrow at the earliest). David Underdown (talk) 12:47, 14 March 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

He's in the ODNB, which should be enough to flesh out a decent article. If you don't have access just now, you might be able to get at it through your local library service - most of them do remote access.

On an unrelated note, do you want a copy of another Arnhem/Varsity history? I turned up this in a booksale a while ago, and if it's any use to you I'll happily drop it in the post... Shimgray | talk | 20:43, 14 March 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Oh, don't worry about it - it was cheap! Buy me a drink when you make it down to a London meet. If you could drop me an email with an address... Shimgray | talk | 22:03, 14 March 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Glad to hear it - hope it's of some use! Shimgray | talk | 22:26, 23 March 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Cheers for that Skinny, although I do have to finish the colour version first! I did find an interesting load of information at this site (Google translate helps), but I suspect it might not be reliable enough to get the article to GA... any thoughts? I've had trouble finding any copies of the After The Battle Issue (shame the article wasn't included in the Arnhem special I've found!), top marks to you if you find one. Ranger Steve (talk) 13:11, 17 March 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

For some reason I can't now recall I was under the impression that a lot of the back issues weren't available. But it doesn't seem to say anything on the website, so I can't really work out where I got that idea.... Well, happy birthday anyway, and good luck on the driving tests! Is the potential job anything Eastbourne Redoubt related? Ranger Steve (talk) 22:44, 23 March 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Good luck with the test! PEr the discussion, any definate answer on what guns were based at Merville? Cheers--EnigmaMcmxc (talk) 10:30, 21 March 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hey again, i just noted the name of Buck's book; he doesnt provide anything on man and material losses during 6 June in the Sword area does he?--EnigmaMcmxc (talk) 14:29, 22 March 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Yeah, Skinny, where do you get off telling people to discuss stuff in the talk page, where you then talk shit at them? Tool 186.24.16.1 (talk) 19:03, 6 November 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi there 186.24. I don't think I know who you are, looking at your contributions, but I would happily discuss this issue further with you, and I apologize if I've ever offended you on a talkpage. Skinny87 (talk) 20:37, 6 November 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi Some time ago I remember you talking about doing an article on British Airborne operations ? I have been working on the Special Air Service article and come across Operation Squatter their failed first operation in the desert. Which was of course a failure with a 1/3 of the SAS killed or captured. Just thought I would post here in case your still looking. --Jim Sweeney (talk) 08:31, 28 March 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Hey Skinny, likewise. Just a quick note to thank you for your support at the election, very much appreciated. See you around the Milhist pages! Ranger Steve (talk) 20:35, 29 March 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Hello. You are invited to take part in the deletion discussion on the redirect Comparison between roman and han empires. Regards Gun Powder Ma (talk) 01:58, 11 April 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

It's definitely got me interested. I'd misread one unit, when he went to a Garrison Battalion it was Prince of Wales West Yorks, not Duke of Wellington's West Riding as all his other service was. 4th August thinking he's off to India would make sense he embarked on a troopship on 17th August and arrived Malta 25th August. I suppose 1st P B Batt could fit with 1st P(WO) G(arrison) Batt - depends on his handwriting. I can tell you from his attestation that he was born August 1890, was previously a farm labourer and stood 5' 4". If you find anything else post it here as I've got this page on my watchlist. NtheP (talk) 10:29, 17 April 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I know this might be a tad cheeky, but would you be interested in developing a brief timeline of this life before the war and his service? I'm hoping to transcribe all of these letters and then develop some kind of display here at Eastbourne Redoubt centered around them, and Clark would be one of the main candidates. This is all unofficial of course, as I'm only a volunteer, but there's a lot of material here to get through and I think a good exhibit could easily be made. Skinny87 (talk) 10:38, 17 April 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I'll certainly flesh out what I can. I'm wondering how a Yorkshire lad ends up with records in Eastbourne. NtheP (talk) 11:19, 17 April 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

His letters to 'Miss Betty' ( who appears to become a 'Mrs' later on) are all part of a collection of soldiers letters sent to the good lady which have been donated to the museum. I think it was a while back, and now they've been re-discovered and I've been tasked with transcribing them to see if we can make something of them. And it seems like we can - Clark's story alone is interesting enough, but there's also a soldier who served in Mesopotamia and someone who I think was a Canadian soldier serving on the Western Front. Skinny87 (talk) 11:48, 17 April 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

(Copied from MILHIST talk page for Nthep) Okay, this is odd. The letter I assumed was from William Clark is actually from his brother! I didn't notice until I saw the better style of handwriting and his initials. Pte J. Clarke 97888 B Company 3rd Battalion Sherwood Foresters. Based at Cleadon Camp near Sutherland around December 1917. Can anyone shed light on what J Clark did, and if he did in fact die as his brother's letter hinted at? Skinny87 (talk) 14:03, 17 April 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Pte John J Clarke 97888 9th Battalion Sherwood Foresters, died of wounds 6 October 1918 - how sad, so close to the end. After initial training was wih 3rd Batt Sherwoods in Sunderland in December 1917. Posted to 9th Battalion June 1918. Wounded 6 October died at 30 Casualty Clearing Station same day. Born 19 Jan 1899 at Keighley - so William's younger brother, worked as a wool comber before enlisting Feb 1917. Interesting that John spelt his surname with an e but William didn't. From the other records it looks like mother Mary Clarke did use the e

Advertising feature time - the Clark(e)s would fit nicely wihtin the remit of Your Archives as most fo the records on which information would be based come from The National Archives, Skinny knows my affiliation with TNA already, but Nthep amy not (though he may have guessed from the info I was able to dig out on Edward Preston Young. Your Archives also uses the mediawiki software, so the editing experience will be familiar - unlike Wikipedia registration is required. Once we have a basic structure I should be able to add info from the 1911 census, and also be able to see what exists by way of war diaries for the various units to help fill in the detail of what they were involved in - would be quite interesting to cmopare this against the content of the letters. David Underdown (talk) 09:24, 20 April 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Oh, and I see from Soldiers Died in the Great War that John at least was born and enliseted Keighley so the Men of Worth project would also have an interest. I beleive the main chap behind that has been through a book compiled by the local paper at the time, so there may well be a picture of John available, and possible a contemporary report of his death. David Underdown (talk) 09:38, 20 April 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

(od) Hi David! Thanks for all of this - really awesome stuff and I can't thank you enough. I'll get back to you tomorrow once I've tealked to the Museum Officer at the Redoubt. Skinny87 (talk) 18:11, 20 April 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I'm more than happy to work on same. Men of Worth have a brief article and picture of John here. NtheP (talk) 19:10, 20 April 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Doh, I saw Clarke, J of Haworth, and somehow completely missed Clarke, John of Ingrow! David Underdown (talk) 20:02, 20 April 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not that he was from Ingrow. Leeds Street in in the main part of Keighley. NtheP (talk) 20:07, 20 April 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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I see a tree was planted in Allingham's memory at the Eastbourne Redoubt over the weekend, a photo might make a nice addition to the Henry Allingham article (there's some detail about exactly where it is in the ref I've added). David Underdown (talk) 15:41, 23 May 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Probably best take a photo of as much as you can, and then thrash out the copyright implications with User:Moonriddengirl. David Underdown (talk) 13:26, 24 May 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi, what's up with that article? Are you still working on it? I added an interesting source. You can check out this one as well. Are you able to use that search engine? Palestine Post has 122 results for "Farran". Happy138 (talk) 20:46, 29 May 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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I checked yours earlier - Karanacs has already set it for you (I believe lists of trusted editors are being worked through). If you know of anyone else who you think should have the flag, please encourage them to ask :) EyeSerene^talk 19:29, 14 June 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello Skinny87. Thanks for your comments. There are intentionally no sources or cites for reading purposes. In the talk section I just wanted the actual writing to be analyzed. The writing has unmentioned sources and cites that would be in the actual article. I would have to do a word count to find out if this summary is more concise then the current version in the USG article. I appreciate your comments on reading style. That is important. The section on Grant's Civil War career would be divided into subsections. There are separate articles on Ulysses S. Grant's presidency and his presidential administration scandals. The separate USG Civil War article is to be done for the 150 anniversary of the Civil War. I am against dividing the main bio article because it should cover USG's entire life. Can you point out where the style is stilted, informal, and biased? Cmguy777 (talk) 16:10, 15 June 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Thanks for the review of Operation Aquatint I have not put Operation Postmaster in for a Peer review yet but I saw your post asking if anyone needed any help and would be obliged if you could give it the once over. --Jim Sweeney (talk) 18:08, 24 June 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Sounds like an awesome article, very interesting. I'll make it my next stop. Skinny87 (talk) 19:03, 24 June 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks a lot for your excellent and very constructive reviews of the Battle of Arawe and John Treloar articles. Please let me know if I can return the favour in the future. Nick-D (talk) 08:41, 25 June 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I've added some additional background material to the article. Could you please review it and see if it satisfies your objection? Thanks in advance.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 03:44, 3 July 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Thanks for the idea for the combined article on Irish armoured vehicles. Any help you can give with developing this project will be most welcome. MFIreland (talk) 19:54, 6 July 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Please feel free to work on this project. All help is welcome. MFIreland (talk) 20:05, 6 July 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Sorry for this late reply, im not one for using the talk pages much. Thanks for your contributions to the Irish AFV article. I have added a number of pictures to the article. All the pictures were uploaded from a file which I had saved a large number military pictures in over a number of years. All of the pictures were saved from websites but unfortunately I never recorded which websites they came from. Im also not sure of the copyright status of some of my uploads but I have requested assistance and if no copyright status is provided they will be deleted in 7 days. I have added references and citations most of them came from one source but when I get the time to do it I will add more and also to the bibliography section. I hope my contributors dont break any rules and if you spot any please let me know and I will fix them. Thanks again for all your help and advise. MFIreland (talk) 19:17, 14 July 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

That's very kind of you Skinny, but unfortunately I've already got a copy. Don't really know what else to recommend, but you could keep it I guess and then correct all my inevitable mistakes when I finally (one day) upload a new edition of the Bridge Too Far article!. Ranger Steve (talk) 18:25, 16 July 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Please strike your personal attacks aimed at me. Your incivility, lack of AGF and personal attacks (all WP violations) does not help you on the RFC draft. Misrepresenting my posts and my character is rather disturbing to see. However, it does seem to expose your true motives and makes you look bad. Caden ^cool 11:47, 21 July 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

AGF is not infinite and I see no direct incivility or personal attacks. Ironholds (talk) 18:14, 27 July 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I have to go up to Warwick tomorrow. God seems to enjoy screwing with me geographically :P. Ironholds (talk) 18:14, 27 July 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

SU training, unfortunately; bit of a bugger, but I'm E&D officer. Give me a poke when you want that weekend blowout in London, btw. Ironholds (talk) 18:20, 27 July 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi Operation Postmaster has just passed its GA review. THANKS for your help. --Jim Sweeney (talk) 19:35, 27 July 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Any chance of taking a look at this [2]? You leant your weight last year when certain editors started deleting sourced information from the info-box. One of them has come back and tried to make some changes. Wiki-Ed (talk) 22:18, 28 July 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi, just a thought but have you considered putting you GA Airborne articles together to form a Good Topic ?--Jim Sweeney (talk) 12:03, 6 August 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Dear Skinny87,

I am hoping to make a brief return to Wikipedia to write/start/expand some articles regarding Spain's 1920-1927 Rif War, but before I do that (I am gathering source material for it, anyways) I have been working on the article Richard Cantillon. My objective is to bring up to Featured Article status. Unfortunately, WikiProject Economics does not sport such a thorough a-class review system as that of WikiProject Military History. Therefore, if you are not too busy, I wanted to ask if you would be willing to either look over the article's Good Article nomination or offer some input in the peer review. I hope to take the piece to FAC after the peer review closes.

Thank you, JonCatalán^(Talk) 17:20, 25 September 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Talk about a mess up. I put that link at a reference at that paragraph because I did not see that there was a Wiki page on the Tetrarch light tank in a previous tank. So you are correct it was wrong to have it as a reference link and to remove it. But then comes the problem. The US Popular Mechanics editors, not having access to a lot of British information -- and probably not military experts anyway -- assumed it was the American M22 tank. If you look closely at the photo in the Popular Mechanics link you will see it is the British Tetrarch light tank which the claim is being built by "the American firm of Marmon-Herrington". Which would be a big surprise to the UK company that did manufacture the Tetrarch tank! <GRIN> I have not made any more revisions on that page. And will let you judge which tank is being unloaded in the Popular Mechanics link. Best Jack Jackehammond (talk) 17:47, 29 September 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

What's left to be done on M22 Locust before taking it to FAC? JonCatalán^(Talk) 17:28, 3 October 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Starting the second-half of December, I'm going to begin editing for MILHIST again (I am taking the rest of October and November off to read a number of sources for future articles). I'm going to have to divide my time between MILHIST and economics, but it should work out. I just wanted to see if I could help you take it to FAC, because I'd like to start work on the tank portal again. I'm also going to start work on the article for the Trubia A4, which is the only Spanish tank that I have left (that Polish Wikipedia grant never came through, so I was never able to buy the main source until now). JonCatalán^(Talk) 14:19, 4 October 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

At the time, yes. The cheapest I could find it was for €35 or so, and that was only six months into the recession or so (when the euro was still relatively expensive compared to the dollar); shipping would have effectively doubled the cost, as well. But, I recently found it re-printed and sold for €11.25, with shipping to the US free with orders of €25+ (so, I also bought another book on the Rif War (another article I plan to edit)). JonCatalán^(Talk) 14:30, 4 October 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi, first off thanks for the review. I think I have responded to all you comments, some areas where I could not fully find anything or a response to a comment I have hilighted. --Jim Sweeney (talk) 07:50, 6 October 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Just a reminder, I've added some gun data for these ships and the article should be good to go.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 12:55, 6 October 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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See Talk:Venezuela Crisis of 1902–1903/GA1. Quite a bit of expansion for the article as well. Rd232 ^talk 20:22, 8 October 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi, Skinny87, thanks for taking the time to review my article. Cheers. AustralianRupert (talk) 23:19, 9 October 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Just wondering if it's still on. I'm in no hurry, but I just thought I'd ping you nevertheless. I appreciate your taking interest in the article, so I don't mind waiting if you're busy with other stuff.

Peter ^Isotalo 13:39, 30 October 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Don't fret it. We all over-extend ourselves from time to time, so don't feel bad if you need to let it go. I appreciate the thought either way. And I'm keeping myself busy with an upcoming sextuple DYK right now. Kronan will get its turn soon enough.

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FYI, I've mentioned this article in current discussion about Vichy at World War Two.-Chumchum7 (talk) 14:35, 3 November 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hmm, he hasn't really tried to hide his identity has he? Might as well have just copied one of his own previous comments. EyeSerene's locked it, but I'll keep an eye out - it's still on my watchlist anyway. Thanks for spotting it though. I might be out of contact for a while by the way; I'm moving house in a week I hope! Ranger Steve ^Talk 20:16, 11 November 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I'm on an extended Wikibreak to deal with some RL stuff, so I really appreciate that you (Skinny) and others have kept an eye on this. If Ledernier or any of the IPs shows and interest in discussing the problems properly then I would be happy to contribute to the discussion as and when I can - if it does occur, could you please leave a message on my talkpage as I am not checking my watchlist everyday and I might miss it. Many thanks--Jackyd101 (talk) 23:18, 11 November 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Did you see my further reply at WT:SHIPS? There may be some useful stuff for you there. Mjroots (talk) 20:04, 16 November 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I invite you to withdraw this edit Fasach Nua (talk) 19:03, 17 November 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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When I logged back on and saw that 5 month gap since I'd last contributed I was pretty amazed, it didn't seem that long at all! Yep, new place and plenty of space for books. Now to read them and summarise them here! Ranger Steve ^Talk 17:21, 14 April 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I think a little maintenance and caretaking. I really want to clear my sandboxes though, and there's aan archaeology article I'm dying to write. It's finding the time! What about you? I notice Jim is doing a good job on the parachute battalions. Ranger Steve ^Talk 09:39, 19 April 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

No as you can see its still a work in progress - amlost finished but feel free to jump in.Jim Sweeney (talk) 12:16, 25 April 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I have just moved 4th Parachute Brigade (United Kingdom) into article space. I would appreciate it if you gave it a look over. Jim Sweeney (talk) 09:21, 27 April 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I have had a couple of articles fail to pass as Good Articles and this has made me a bit shy nominating more. Because you have quite a few Good Articles and you are clearly interested in the period in which some of my articles are set I am wondering whether you will be good enough to cast an eye over them and tell me whether you think they are worth nominating.

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There are more of course! Of course, any improvements or suggestions will be welcome too. Thanks in advance. Gaius Cornelius (talk) 12:20, 27 April 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I have nominated Flame fougasse for good article here Gaius Cornelius (talk) 18:55, 11 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Further to our ealier discussion, I have uploaded some paragraphs that might be useful for the Sticky bomb article. You can find them here: User:Gaius Cornelius/Extra sticky bomb. Let me know what you think. Gaius Cornelius (talk) 07:22, 6 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Cheers, I'll take a look at it over the weekend. Skinny87 (talk) 20:21, 6 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I plan to go ahead and integrate that material into the existing article. Gaius Cornelius (talk) 07:11, 15 July 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Mmmm, well alright, as long as everything is cited; there are a few things in the extra material that aren't cited or sound like personal opinion somewhat. I'll keep an eye on it. Skinny87 (talk) 07:18, 15 July 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Hope you don't mind but I have filled in the operation side of Ladbroke and submitted it for B class assessment. My sources on Sicily and Italy for that matter are pretty thin so I don't have anything else to add to bring it to GA or above.Jim Sweeney (talk) 10:43, 11 June 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Hello Skinny87,

In this article, you have written "In Southern Command, 14,000 were ordered for use by forces in that area; twenty-four were to be issued to anti-tank regiments, twelve to troops assigned to guard aerodromes, eight per brigade and two for each Home Guard company. However, RAF personnel were forbidden from using the weapons, a restriction which was extended to the RAF Regiment when it was formed in 1942.[1]" It seems a little bit strange that 14 000 weapons were ordered and only 24+12+8+2 were delivered to the military units. Could you please check? Thanks and Best regards, Skiff (talk) 07:07, 4 March 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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The 13th Airborne Division was a U.S. Army airborne formation in World War II. Although it was active between August 1943 and February 1946, it never saw combat. The division's training was disrupted by providing reinforcements for the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions and by a lack of transport aircraft for training exercises, as divisions in combat had priority for their use. The division was combat-ready by January 1945 and was transferred to France, but arrived too late to participate in Operation Market Garden, the third major airborne operation conducted by the Allies. The division was selected for Operation Varsity, supporting 21st Army Group crossing the River Rhine, but there were insufficient transport aircraft to carry it into combat. Several other operations were planned for the division, but these were cancelled because of the rapid advance of Allied ground forces. After the end of the conflict in Europe, it was shipped home before the planned invasion of Japan, but the conflict in the Far East ended before it was required. After deactivation of the division, combat personnel transferred to the 82nd Airborne Division. (Full article...)

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Greetings from WikiProject Military history! As a member of the project, you are invited to take part in our annual project coordinator election, which will determine our coordinators for the next twelve months. If you wish to cast a vote, please do so on the election page by 23:59 (UTC) on 28 September! Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 22:07, 23 September 2014 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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The Military history Wikiproject has opened nominations for the Military historian of the year and Military history newcomer of the year. Nominations will be accepted until 13 December at 23:59 GMT, with voting to begin at 0:00 GMT 14 December. The voting will conclude on 21 December. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:36, 7 December 2014 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The Military history Wikiproject has opened nominations for the Military historian of the year and Military history newcomer of the year. Nominations will be accepted until 13 December at 23:59 GMT, with voting to begin at 0:00 GMT 14 December. The voting will conclude on 21 December. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:41, 7 December 2014 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Nominations for the military historian of the year and military newcomer of the year have now closed, and voting for the candidates has officially opened. All project members are invited to cast there votes for the Military historian and Military newcomer of the year candidates before the elections close at 23:59 December 21st. For the coordinators, TomStar81

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