Template:Did you know nominations/Hans von Guretzky-Cornitz
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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 10:18, 13 November 2022 (UTC)
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Hans von Guretzky-Cornitz
Von Guretzky-Cornitz during the First World War
- ... that German general Hans von Guretzky-Cornitz (pictured) was awarded the Pour le Mérite in 1916 after mistakenly claiming to have captured Fort Vaux? Source: "von Guretzky-Cornitz sent the momentous news to corps headquarters from where it was quickly passed upwards to Kaiser William II. He agreed that Guretzky should be awarded Germany's highest decoration, Pour le Mérite ... hardly had the Crown Prince left than the real position began to emerge" from: Holstein, Christina (19 May 2012). Fort Vaux. Pen and Sword. p. 70. ISBN 978-1-78303-235-8. and "German troops marched off in column of four, without reconnaissance, to take over the fort. Like tin soldiers they fell; for none of their nation had yet set foot in Fort Vaux" from: >Horne, Alistair (28 June 2007). The Price of Glory: Verdun 1916. Penguin Books Limited. p. 163. ISBN 978-0-14-193752-6.
Created by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 15:31, 26 October 2022 (UTC).
Article is new, long enough and within policy. Hook is interesting and cited, QPQ present, image checks out. My only nit is that the wording "mistakenly claiming" is a bit unclear on what exactly the mistake was, implying he might have (eg.) successfully conquered another fort instead. It's difficult to distill down the fundamentally unintentional nature of the mistake here though: "prematurely claiming" might fit the bill? Or "mistakenly announcing the capture of"? Jpatokal (talk) 03:13, 27 October 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Jpatokal, I am happy with either of your alternatives. I originally had "falsely claimed" but changed it as I thought that implied he had knowingly made an incorrect claim. From what I've read it probably came more from a desire to report good news and his failure to properly verify it - Dumelow (talk) 06:13, 27 October 2022 (UTC)
