Talk:Hermann Hoth

message: States explicitly that the picture of him and Guderian on this page is dated in July 1941, which contradicts the caption saying it is the "day before Barbarossa."  I don't know which is true, but my opinion is the external source should be believed.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.23.6.71 (talk) 23:17, 13 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Link under "notes" 

message: In Star Wars Episode 5 "The Empire Strikes Back" there is a battle on the ice planet Hoth. Does anyone know if that planet is named after Hermann Hoth? Because Hoth is an ice planet, and Hermann Hoth fought a battle in the ice desert of Stalingrad. George Lucas said in some interviews the Galactic Empire was modeled after Hitler's Germany in World War 2. And the Star Wars Stormtroopers (the bad guys) look very much like Nazis. Any film experts here? 93.219.174.253 (talk) 14:20, 2 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Star Wars planet Hoth - just a coincidence? 

message: I can only read THREE ...  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.12.41.99 (talk) 18:34, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mentioned five times in the Wehrmachtbericht 

message: I cleaned up the article, by reducing the amount of uncited and / or non-notable detail. Please let me know if there are any concerns. K.e.coffman (talk) 04:10, 30 May 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article cleanup 

message: Well cited. B2=No for the following reasons. Some battles (ex: Battle of Voronezh) are listed in the infobox but not mentioned in the narrative. Many of the battles are mentioned only in one sentence. While a single sentence may be appropriate (for lack of data) for battles where Hoth's forces had minimal involvement, it seems that more description is needed for the battles in general. I've found that, if you cannot write very much about a general, you can certainly write about what his military units were doing in the various battles (ex: captured city X, outflanked the 999th Guards Division, formed the southern pincer, consisted of Panzer Divisions 1, 2 and 3, etc.). There is a large body of WW2 military history where this information can be found. Also, I tend to be a more critical reviewer than average, so you can always resubmit your article next week. Djmaschek (talk) 14:35, 11 June 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: C Class Review

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thread_title:  A Commons file used on this page has been nominated for speedy deletion 

message: G'day, it is quite odd to nominate a biographical article about a military person (who did little else in his life and is only notable for his military role, including as a war criminal) as World history rather than Warfare. I don't watchlist the GA noms on World history, and only came across this via tps. In future, it would probably be preferable to nominate such people who are unambiguously military under the Warfare subtopic. This will also ensure that the military aspects of the article are not underdone in terms of the GA assessment. Cheers, Peacemaker67  (click to talk to me) 09:10, 2 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Odd subtopic parameter for a military biography GAN 

message: The article uses a well-known image of Paulus and another officer on the Stalingrad front. In all publications I've seen (dozens) that officer is named as Seydlitz-Kurzbach. The Bundesarchiv agrees: https://www.bild.bundesarchiv.de/dba/de/search/?query=Bild+146-1971-070-73 2A02:AA1:1028:9002:F497:9BC4:FC2F:1821 (talk) 15:19, 9 August 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for pointing this out. Applodion (talk) 15:56, 9 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Picture with Paulus 

message: I have never heard of a "Poisoned dwarf" (except the traditional Celtic band from Virginia). A "poison dwarf" is a someone who is "short, fat and unhappy" see . Is this really what Stein says? If so, then is there some context which could be included in the body? Such as who called him that, or coined the nickname? Cheers, Peacemaker67  (click to talk to me) 07:04, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Being German, I suspect that Hoth - like several other Wehrmacht commanders - was actually called "Giftzwerg" by his troops. As you correctly discovered, "Giftzwerg" is correctly translated "poison dwarf". However, Stein actually says "poisoned dwarf", not "poison dwarf" (though the German translation of his book uses Giftzwerg); according to him, it was a nickname given to him by his troops. Stein claims that the name showcased that the common soldiers did not much like Hoth, though I am not sure about this conclusion. As often pointed out, German humor is an odd thing, and lots of "negative" nicknames (especially in the military) are actually affectionate. Furthermore, other sources state that Hoth was fairly popular - case in point, Kirchubel says that he was also nicknamed "Papa" ("daddy") by the soldiers, making Stein's interpretation more unlikely.The main problem is the fact that Stein originally wrote in French. Either way, a novel written by a German WWII veteran, Heinrich Gerlach, also called Hoth "Giftzwerg", so this was probably the original version in German. Applodion (talk) 09:19, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree the intent of the nickname is probably not negative, but "poisoned dwarf" isn't a thing. Peacemaker67  (click to talk to me) 10:41, 9 September 2022 (UTC)
replies: text:  Changed it to "Giftzwerg". Applodion (talk) 13:40, 9 September 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Poison''ed'' dwarf?