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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Kingsif (talk) 21:14, 14 August 2021 (UTC)

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American transportation in the Siegfried Line campaign

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Unloading the 500,000th ton by DUKW at Le Havre
Unloading the 500,000th ton by DUKW at Le Havre
  • ... that American transportation in the Siegfried Line campaign made great use of DUKWs (pictured), which handled 35.2 percent of the cargo at Le Havre in the first quarter of 1945? Source: "During the first quarter of the year the seven DUKW companies brought ashore 35.2 percent of the tonnage landed at Le Havre. Quayside discharge accounted for 23.3 percent of the total." ([1], p. 317)
    • ALT1:... that ...? Source: "You are strongly encouraged to quote the source text supporting each hook" (and [link] the source, or cite it briefly without using citation templates)

Created by Hawkeye7 (talk). Self-nominated at 01:43, 1 August 2021 (UTC).

  • Hi Hawkeye7, review follows: article moved to mainspace 28 July and exceeds minimum length; article is well written and cited inline throughout to reliable sources; I found no issues with overly close paraphrasing from a spotcheck on sources I could access; hook fact is interesting, mentioned in the article and checks out to the source cited; image works OK, is used in article and is freely and appropriately licensed; a QPQ has been carried out. Looks good to me, another fine article on military logistics - Dumelow (talk) 05:32, 4 August 2021 (UTC)
    • @Hawkeye7 and Dumelow: May I suggest ALT1: ... that ducks frequently carried more than two and a half tons during the Siegfried Line campaign? for a quirky slot. Kingsif (talk) 05:17, 11 August 2021 (UTC)
      Sure. It is supported on Ruppenthal, p. 80: "Dukws had a rated capacity of only two and one half tons, although as in the case of the 2½-ton truck orders were given in mid-August to overload by 100 percent" Hawkeye7 (discuss) 06:49, 11 August 2021 (UTC)
      Fine by me, though, strictly speaking, shouldn't the term "duck" be mentioned in the article? Perhaps a footnote at first mention of the DUKW, describing what it is and mentioning the alternative name might work? - Dumelow (talk) 06:53, 11 August 2021 (UTC)
      I've added a note to that effect, with a source. [2] Hawkeye7 (discuss) 10:09, 11 August 2021 (UTC)
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