Talk:Supreme War Command

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 22:26, 7 January 2023 (UTC)

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• ... that in September 1916 the Central Powers brought their armies under a supreme headquarters, more than 18 months before the Allies did? Source: "the Supreme War Command (Oberste Kriegsleitung) was created and exercised by Hindenburg in the name of the Emperor; the benefits of this system were therefor employed by the Central Powers for eighteen months before the Allies could be persuaded to adopt it." from: >Wheeler-Bennett, Sir John (1 April 1967). Hindenburg: The Wooden Titan. Springer. p. 82. ISBN 978-1-349-15236-0.
  • ALT1: ... that the creation of the Supreme War Command in 1916 placed the armies of the Central Powers, six million men, under the effective command of Paul von Hindenburg? Source: "Hindenburg was elevated to Chief of the General Staff of the Army, and soon also vested with increased power as he exercised the Supreme War Command for the Central Powers in the name of the Kaiser ... diposing of 6 million men at arms, Germans, Austro-Hungarians, Turks and Bulgarians" from: Liulevicius, Vejas Gabriel (18 May 2000). War Land on the Eastern Front: Culture, National Identity, and German Occupation in World War I. Cambridge University Press. p. 176. ISBN 978-1-139-42664-0.
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Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 13:32, 16 December 2022 (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:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: @Dumelow: Good article. Will AGF on citations i can't access. Onegreatjoke (talk) 20:48, 16 December 2022 (UTC)