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December 13, 2006	WikiProject peer review	Reviewed
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conflict in losses

Two sentences side by side give seriously differing "official" numbers:

" Officially, the Red Army lost 6,329,600 killed in action (KIA), 555,400 deaths by disease"
"The official grand total of losses amounted to 8,668,400.[3][4] This is the official total dead"

~~Come, mister tallyman, tally me banana.~~ An clarification is due. --Altenmann >talk 02:43, 28 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Rapes

Added text: "The exact number of Japanese women and girls raped by Soviet soldiers and local Chinese mobs remains uncertain" Therefore you cannot attribute all these to Red Army. --Altenmann >talk 12:40, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

B-Class reassessment request: Charles Thau

Hello, I’d like to request a reassessment of the article Charles Thau, currently rated as C-class.

The article has undergone substantial expansion and improvement, including:

Reliable, secondary sourcing from international and U.S. publications (e.g., *Freie Presse*, *Der Spiegel*, *The Forward*, *Military History Now*, *Milwaukee Journal*).
A well-organized structure with clear sectioning (Early life, Partisan activity, Red Army service, Postwar, Recognition).
Use of historical photographs with proper attribution.
Compliance with WP:NPOV and WP:V, with personal connection declared.

I believe the article now satisfies the six B-class criteria: 1. **Well-written** 2. **Verifiable** 3. **Broad in coverage** 4. **Neutral** 5. **Stable** 6. **Illustrated**

Any feedback from reviewers is welcome. Thank you! Milwaukee911 (talk) 15:27, 24 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]