Talk:German Jewish military personnel of World War I

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A fact from German Jewish military personnel of World War I appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 15 March 2016 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that an estimated 100,000 German Jews served in the German Army in World War I, of which 12,000 were killed in action?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2016/March. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/List of German Jewish military personnel of World War I.

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Is this really a list?

Is this really a "list" or just a standard article? The number of notable people could easily fall under a list heading in a normal article (if that makes sense). To me, this appears to be an article about German Jewish military personnel of World War I rather than a list. Gaia Octavia Agrippa^Talk 00:33, 26 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

When I started out the article it was supposed to be a list but the number of quality German language sources meant there was much more information available then I thought. As to the list of personnel I hope it will gradually expand as other editors might contribute and add more names. I certainly don't have any objection to the article being moved to a new title, lets say German Jewish military personnel of World War I, if other editors think it is the more suitable title. Calistemon (talk) 01:05, 26 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

That sounds like a good title. Lets give it a day or two to see if there are any objections. Thank you for this article, its an important part of German history that the Nazis tried to erase. If it does become a standard article, it might be worth adding some headings to break up the content (say, pre-WWI, WWI, Nazi Germany, and post-WWII). Gaia Octavia Agrippa^Talk 01:19, 26 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I added sub-headers, as suggested, and expanded the intro a bit. Calistemon (talk) 01:47, 26 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Brilliant work Calistemon! There's no denying that this is a full blown article now rather than a list, so I shall go ahead and move it. Gaia Octavia Agrippa^Talk 14:36, 26 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]