Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Antoni Dunin (2nd nomination)
I do not agree that being of noble class makes him notable, however, the Virtuti Militari decoration does seem to help meet the  suggested requirements.  I am a bit confused about the ranking of the Virtuti Militari, because in the VM article it indicates the Order of the White Eagle is the highest award.  I suspect it is the inclusion of civilians that separate the two distinctions and perhaps a clarification should be added to the two articles.  My understanding is that the class of the VM is dependent upon rank, so the class he was awarded should not influence the decision of voters.  Apparently the VM has been awarded a great number of times, over 8,400 from 1920-1939 alone (and over 1,600 previously from 1806-1815).  This totals over 10,000 VM since its creation.  This is compared to 3,444 MoH awards since creation in 1862 and 1,356 Victoria Cross awards since creation in 1856.  It is true that there is a striking disproportion between the number of times that each respective government has awarded their "highest military award", but I think a historical prospective should also be taken into account.  Poland was facing extinction (and temporarily was extinct) at the hands of an overwhelming force.  To this end my condition would be to include in the article a RSed account of the reason for which Dunin was awarded the Virtuti Militari.  My concern is that without knowing the full details, Dunin may have been awarded the VM out of a show of respect for sacrifice and not because he went above and beyond.  Looking at the sheer number of VM awards during this period actually seems to decrease the notability of the award itself.  However, it still remains the highest military award one can receive in Poland, so that distinction should be respected as well.  Intuitively one would think that anyone who received the highest military award would have done something notable in order to receive it.  While sacrificing his life for defense of his country is unquestionably an honorable act, there were in fact thousands more who sacrificed their lives as well and were not awarded the VM.  So to that end, what did he do to receive the distinction?  The article stands incomplete until this additional information is supplied with RS.  If this information is unavailable (destroyed, etc.) I would regrettably feel the article should be removed until the information can be supplied.  We should remember that it is not the AWARD which makes a person notable, but it is the DEED for which they were awarded that truly makes them notable.  An awarded decoration is just a symbol, a shiny little badge, and many awardees often remark how little it means to them.  It is the deed that makes them notable, not the button on their jacket
— User:Trippz, 05:16, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:BIO (Wikipedia:Notability)