Talk:Valtellina Redoubt

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Did you know... that the bones of Dante (pictured) were to be taken to Mussolini's intended last stand against the Allies at the Valtellina Redoubt?

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Did you know nomination

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 Desertarun (talk) 08:13, 29 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Portrait of Dante by Botticelli

... that Dante's bones (pictured, portrait of the poet) were to be taken to Mussolini's intended last stand against the Allies at the Valtellina Redoubt in the Alps? Source: Raffa, p.245
- ALT1:... that Mussolini wanted to make his last stand against the Allies at the Valtellina Redoubt in the Alps, but it wasn't ready in time? Source: for where Mussolini wanted to make last stand: Moseley, p.168 and that it wasn’t ready: Moseley, p.193

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Second Apocalypse of John
Comment: For ALT1, there are pics of Mussolini or of the Valtellina in the article that could used: this one or this one.

Created by DeCausa (talk). Self-nominated at 10:56, 8 May 2021 (UTC).[reply]

Article was nominated two days after its creation. It is long enough, has no copyvio issues, is sourced to a high standard. It is generally written neutrally with contentious claims attributed. Both hooks are short enough and feature in the text with an appropriate inline source. I must say that I have a preference for ALT0: its fact is just great and speaks to the eccentricity of some of these fascist leaders. I'm going to cross out ALT 1, not because there is anything wrong with it but because I suggest that ALT0 be used. I've wondered whether it is accurate to say that the bones "were to be taken" to the redoubt, given that it's not explicitly stated that Mussolini approved of the plans. However, I think the formulation is fine since the entire thing was Pavolini's plan and it's shown that the bones were part of his scheme. Onto the image of Dante. The image is free, appears next to the relevant section in the article and is of a good resolution. Nom's QPQ is confirmed. Good to go. Modussiccandi (talk) 08:27, 12 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]