Talk:Horst Wessel/RFC on Lede

RFC on Lede Sentence

{{rfc|hist}} Which of the following lede paragraphs should be used for the article on Horst Wessel?

A. Horst Ludwig Georg Erich Wessel (9 October 1907 – 23 February 1930) was a German street gangster and, according to some sources, a procurer of prostitutes^[1]^[2] who became a Sturmführer ("Assault Leader"), the lowest commissioned officer rank in the Sturmabteilung (SA), the paramilitary wing of the Nazi Party.

B. Horst Ludwig Georg Erich Wessel (9 October 1907 – 23 February 1930) was a Sturmführer ("Assault Leader"), the lowest commissioned officer rank in the Sturmabteilung (SA), the paramilitary wing of the Nazi Party.

C. Horst Ludwig Georg Erich Wessel (9 October 1907 – 23 February 1930) was a German pastor's son and street fighter who became a Sturmführer ("Assault Leader"), the lowest commissioned officer rank in the Sturmabteilung (SA), the paramilitary wing of the Nazi Party

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I beleive the lve RfC is actually here: [1]

References

^ Siemens 2013, pp. 83–87.
^ Randall, Annie J., ed. (2004). Music, Power, and Politics. Taylor & Francis. p. 100. ISBN 978-1-135-94690-6. Quote: "Historians agree that his death was also related to a quarrel in the procurer scene."

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[FOOTNOTESiemens201383–87-1] Siemens 2013, pp. 83–87.

[2] Randall, Annie J., ed. (2004). Music, Power, and Politics. Taylor & Francis. p. 100. ISBN 978-1-135-94690-6. Quote: "Historians agree that his death was also related to a quarrel in the procurer scene."

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