Talk:Max-Emmanuel Mader

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 11:24, 24 August 2025 (UTC)

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Mader in 1917

• ... that German-born French Foreign Legion soldier Max-Emmanuel Mader volunteered to fight against his countrymen when they invaded France in the First World War?

• Source: "Mader was a German ... he was allowed to volunteer to serve on the western front in France against the Germans" from: Lepage, Jean-Denis G. G. (18 April 2016). The French Foreign Legion: An Illustrated History. McFarland. p. 106. ISBN 978-0-7864-6253-7.

• • ALT1: ... that German-born Max-Emmanuel Mader became the most-decorated non-commissioned officer in the French Foreign Legion during the First World War? Source: "the most decorated NCO in the Legion during the First World War was Adjutant-Chef Mader" from: Holmes, Richard (1986). Acts of War: The Behavior of Men in Battle. Free Press. p. 293. ISBN 978-0-02-915020-7.
  • ALT2: ... that after losing an arm in battle in 1918 Max-Emmanuel Mader recovered consciousness while the last rites were being administered? Source: "His right arm and shoulder were blown away by a German shell. As the last rites were being administered to him in the base hospital, and his imminent death was being mourned by his devoted colleagues, he regained consciousness" from: Gilbert, Martin (5 June 2014). The First World War: A Complete History. Rosetta Books. p. 528. ISBN 978-0-7953-3723-9.
  • ALT3: ... that French Foreign Legion veteran Max-Emmanuel Mader pretended to be a deaf mute when France was occupied by Nazi Germany so that he couldn't be identified by his German accent? Source: "After the war the discharged, amputed and married ex-legionary Mader worked as a warden in the Palace of Versailles. All his life, he spoke French with a very strong German accent and, during the occupation of France (1940-1944), pretended to be deaf and dumb to avoid problems with the Nazi police." from: Lepage, Jean-Denis G. G. (18 April 2016). The French Foreign Legion: An Illustrated History. McFarland. p. 106. ISBN 978-0-7864-6253-7.
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Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 930 past nominations.

Dumelow (talk) 16:36, 18 July 2025 (UTC).

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:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Nominated the day after creation, is long enough, is adequately sourced, and is neutral. QPQ done. Earwig says 2.9%. Image works at small resolution and is properly licensed. All hooks are interesting, though all are missing "(pictured)". I cannot access any of the sources but the quotations are listed so I will AGF. I think ALT3 is the best hook. PizzaKing13 (¡Hablame!) 🍕👑 05:50, 5 August 2025 (UTC)