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Requests for project input

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Request for comment at Talk:Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh#RfC: Should "far-right" be added to the political position of the RSS?

There is an RfC at Talk:Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh#RfC: Should "far-right" be added to the political position of the RSS? that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. — EarthDude (Talk) 05:49, 15 June 2026 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Guy Richards Champlin

The article Guy Richards Champlin has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Poorly sourced article about a privateer. Tagged for refimprove and notability concerns for 10 years. A Google search found zero Book sources. Fails the relevant notability guidelines. Lacks significant coverage.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion based on established criteria.

If the proposed deletion has already been carried out, you may request undeletion of the article at any time. Bearian (talk) 03:34, 15 June 2026 (UTC)

"Prince of Wales's 2nd Brigade, Eastern Division, Royal Artillery" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Prince of Wales's 2nd Brigade, Eastern Division, Royal Artillery has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 June 16 § Prince of Wales's 2nd Brigade, Eastern Division, Royal Artillery until a consensus is reached.

"Case Black" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Case Black has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 June 16 § Case Black until a consensus is reached. Thryduulf (talk) 16:46, 16 June 2026 (UTC)

4th Armored Division - Early Days

Those familiar with the extraordinary performance of the armored divisions in WW2 know that the 4th Armored Division was instrumental in the final push through western Europe into Germany in the final months of the war. By the end of 1944 its commander, John Shirley Wood, had been somewhat controversially replaced by Hugh J Gaffey under the orders of George S. Patton.

But prior to General Wood's assuming command of the 4th in May 1942 lies another interesting story. He assumed command of the division from retiring Major General Henry W Baird who organized and trained it out of Pine Camp from its inception in April 1941. Since October 1940, General Baird, at that time nearing the end of a 36-year career with the U.S. Cavalry, was in command of the 1st Armored Brigade of the 1st Armored Division under Bruce Magruder. But in the spring of 1941, his rank was advanced from Brigadier to Major General and he became the first commander of the 4th Armored Division. During General Baird's time with the division, Pine Camp (now a part of Fort Drum) underwent a massive expansion. Its pool of trainees grew to nearly 10,000. He oversaw the development of the facility and designed the training program for the new recruits. General Wood deserves the credit for implementing the newer generation of the Division's training in 1942 and 1943, but his work was conducted on the foundation laid by General Baird, who had brought 18 years of experience in training and organizational development into establishing the 4th.

General Wood and General Gaffey, have Wikipedia pages, but General Baird does not. His story of getting the 4th Armored Division underway, along with his experiences in the late 1930s working with Daniel Van Voorhis and Adna R. Chaffee Jr. in completing the expansion of the 7th Cavalry Brigade into the early versions of the 1st and 2nd Armored Divisions help answer the question of how the mounted cavalry of the 19th and early 20th century completed its transformation into a mechanized combat force.

As General Baird's grandson, and his namesake, I have drafted a Wikipedia page for him and would appreciate anyone's support in getting it published.

Henry Baird, Seattle

Auto ed question

History of the British 8th Division during the First World War ran it on this article and then regretted it, lots of stuff removed and artefacts added . Reversed it to an earlier edit. Has anyone encountered this? Regards Keith-264 (talk) 16:50, 18 June 2026 (UTC)

Categorisation

Afternoon folks!! I've got this article out of Afc: Yanina–Ottoman War. I have no clue to categorise it. I've been looking at it on and off all day and still not came up with anything. Any help is appreciated. scope_creep^Talk 13:59, 21 June 2026 (UTC)