Template:Did you know nominations/Harold Francis Loomis
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The result was: promoted by Eddie891 (talk) 21:04, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
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Harold Francis Loomis
- ... that American Brigadier General Harold Francis Loomis was in charge of the rearmament of French forces during World War II? Source: "General Loomis was charged with the coordination of all rearmament matters with the French authorities, the Lend-Lease Administration, and other agencies concerned with the rearmament of the French Air, Navy, and Ground Forces." [1]
- ALT1:... that American Brigadier General Harold Francis Loomis attended the French École supérieure de guerre? Source: [2]
Created by Hawkeye7 (talk). Self-nominated at 22:14, 18 January 2021 (UTC).
Hi Hawkeye7, review follows: article moved to mainspace 16 January; article exceeds minimum length and is well written; article is referenced inline to reliable sources throughout; I didn't pick up any overly close paraphrasing in a spotcheck on the sources; I don't find ALT1 particularly interesting, but it checks out; ALT0, is interesting but should it be "rearmament of French forces in North Africa/Europe" (or is it effectively world-wide)? Were these former Vichy forces? That might be an interesting twist - Dumelow (talk) 15:34, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
- In 1943 and 1944 the rearmament was in North Africa, mainly of the former Vichy forces there, but also of the Free French forces that had originally been equipped by the British. In 1945, the program shifting to arming and equipping the Metropolitan forces. Eight divisions served with the French 1st Army that were equipped under the North African program, and four more that were equipped under the Metropolitan program. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 20:19, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
- I was struggling to find suitable hooks. I thought ALT1 was interesting because in the interwar period very few foreign officers studied in the US, whereas a select few US officers studied in France. I don't know of any going to the UK, and only two went to the Kriegsakademie in Germany. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 20:19, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
